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Stained glass window
ca. 1656
1951.414c
Glass
Artist/Maker: Evert Duyckinck

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Artillery shell fragment excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fo

Artillery shell fragment excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fo
Object name 
Artillery shell fragment excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fo
Date 
1760-1783
Related People 
Related Person: Field Exploration Committee
Medium 
Iron
Dimensions 
Overall: 6 x 4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm )
Description 
Iron artillery shell fragment found near the British and Hessian camp on Laurel Hill at Fort George, along Audubon and Eleventh Avenues and between 190th and 194th Streets in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Object Number 
INV.6318.387