Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Schenkel shell, Id'd
Object Number:
1926.100
Date:
1850-1862
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 3 in. ( 22.9 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Iron Schenkel artillery shell; conical shell with hole at top for screw-on cap, and tapered, ribbed bottom section.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this shell was found in a cornfield near the Civil War battlefield at Antietam Creek, Maryland, and was presented to the Loyal Legion by Union General John Watts DePeyster.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
