Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Blakeslee Patent Spencer Carbine Box, Ten-Tube Model
Title
Blakeslee Patent Spencer Carbine Box, Ten-Tube Model
Object name
Cartridge box
Date
1865-1875
Medium
Leather, tin, brass, cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 30.8 x 9.8 cm )
Description
Leather, tin, brass, and cotton cartridge box; hexagonal wood block with ten tin cartridge tubes fitted into bored holes, and stitched black leather cover with ring fastened to loop on left side, strap fastened to brass stud on back, and cover with strap that fastens to stud on top front; stamped marks on front.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1936.542
Marks
stamped: front: "BLAKESLEE'S CARTRIDGE BOX/U.S./PATd. DEC 20, 1864/REISSUED FEB. 7, 1865/W.H. WILKINSON/MAKER/SPRINGFIELD, MASS./U.S."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.