Collection Highlights
Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
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Luce Center
Bomb Shell Fragment
Title
Bomb Shell Fragment
Object name
Artillery shell fragment
Date
1740-1783
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 12.1 x 3.2 cm )
Description
Iron artillery shell fragment; curved.
Credit Line
Gift of F.C.T. Berk
Object Number
1919.21
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this shell fragment was found at Calwdell on Lake George in New York. It was probably fired by British, French, or American artillery forces during the French and Indian or Revolutionary Wars.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.