Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Section of chain
Object Number:
1931.81
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 33.7 x 6 cm )
Description:
Iron section of chain; six large links.
Gallery Label:
According to its accession sheet, this section of chain was part of a mooring chain used by British prison ships anchored in New York Harbor during the Revolutionary War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Harry Appleton Heald
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
