Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Marine Corps cartridge box
Object Number:
1925.191
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Leather, brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. ( 18.1 x 20.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: inner flap: "MANUFACTURED/BY/J.E. CONDICT/57. WHITE. ST/NEW.YORK."
Description:
Leather, brass, and iron cartridge box; rectangular black leather box with one horizontal and two vertical loops for shoulder belt riveted and sewn to rear, two iron buckles at bottom, an implement pocket on front, and double flaps with brass eagle perched atop globe and anchor on front, and strap that fastens to brass stud at bottom of box; stamped mark on inner flap.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cartridge box was recovered from the U.S.S. Vandalia, which sank near Samoa in 1889.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
