Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Luce Center
Model 1842 U.S. Percussion Musket
Object Number:
INV.5648
Date:
1849
Medium:
Wood, iron, steel, brass
Dimensions:
barrel length: 42 in. ( 106.7 cm )
Overall: 57 3/8 in. ( 145.7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: breech of barrel: "V/P/eagle head"; and "ARP" (foliate inspector's mark)
stamped: barrel tang: "1849"; buttplate tang: "US"
stamped: left stock: "A..."; and: "....."? (foliate inspector's cartouches)
Description:
Wood, iron, steel, and brass percussion musket; iron furniture; bladed brass front sight; stamped marks on barrel and buttplate tangs; stamped proofs at breech end of barrel; stamped cartouches on left side of stock.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
