Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Naval yard fuse box; primer box; not Civil War
Object Number:
1936.577
Date:
1903
Medium:
Leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "NAVY YARD/WASHINGTON/1903"
Description:
Leather and brass primer box; rectangular black leather box with vertical loop sewn to rear, and flap riveted to left side and fastened to stud on right side of box; stamped mark on front of box.
Gallery Label:
This Naval Yard fuse box/primer box was formerly part of the Francis Bannerman collection.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
