Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Section of tree with shrapnel
Object Number:
1904.20
Date:
ca.1863
Medium:
Pine, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 71 x 10 in. ( 180.3 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Section of pine tree with three shells embedded in one side; two shell ends are cylindrical and closed, and one is a curved fragment; log wrapped in wire mesh.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this tree was cut down from the "Meyers farm" on the Chichamauga Battlefield near Chattanooga, where a battle was fought on September 19-20, 1863 between the Union Army under Roscrans and the Confederate Army under Bragg.
Credit Line:
Gift of William M. V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
