Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Model 1842 U.S. Percussion Musket
Object Number:
INV.5646
Date:
1849
Medium:
Wood, iron, steel, brass
Dimensions:
barrel length: 42 in. ( 106.7 cm )
Overall: 57 7/8 in. ( 147 cm )
Marks:
stamped: breech of barrel: "V/P/eagle's head"; (barrel proofs from Harpers Ferry or Springfield); and "ARP" (foliate, probably inspector's stamp)
stamped: buttplate tang: "US"; barrel tang: "1849"
incised: inside empty slot for side plate: "..S" (probab
Description:
Wood, iron, and steel percussion musket; iron furniture; bladed brass front sight; stamped marks on barrel tang, and on tang of buttplate; stamped proofs at breech end of barrel; incised design on right side of buttstock, and incised letter inside slot for side plate.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
