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Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bullet
Object Number:
INV.8438.8
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Lead bullets; conical, but flattened.
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this bullet was found on the Civil War battlefield at the Crater in Virginia by Thomas Stanley Beckwith, the donor's uncle.
Credit Line:
Gift of E.R. Beckwith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
