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Dish: footed compote with cover
1825-1845
1936.693ab
Glass
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Artillery shell fragment excavated at a Revolutionary War military site
Object name
Artillery shell fragment excavated at a Revolutionary War military site
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 4 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 10.8 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.6318.399
Gallery Label
This shell fragment was excavated by Reginald Pelham Bolton and others at a military camp that extended between 190th and 194th Streets, and Audobon and Eleventh Avenues, near Laurel Hill in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.