Collection Highlights

Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"

Date:

1862

Object Number:

1862.9

Medium:

Wood, metal

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Object name

Earthenware fragments (9) in envelope

Date

1500-1700

Medium

Earthenware

Dimensions

largest: 2 x 3/8 in. ( 5.1 x 1 cm )

Description

Earthenware fragments (Native American); thin; red on exterior and blackened on interior; impressed lines on exterior near lip.

Object Number

X.186a-i

Gallery Label

According to an attached label, these fragments were found prior to 1881 in a mound at Pelham Neck in the Bronx, New York.

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.