Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
1842-45
1915.76
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Artillery shell fragment
Object name
Artillery shell fragment
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 4 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 10.5 x 2.2 cm )
Description
Iron artillery shell fragment.
Credit Line
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number
INV.6470.3
Gallery Label
This artillery shell fragment was found in 1906 at the Colonial Nagel house, at 213th Street near the Harlem River in Inwood, Manhattan. It was probably fired by British or American artillery forces during the British conquest of Manhattan island in the fall of 1776.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
