Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1766-1853)
ca. 1825
1920.4
Watercolor on ivory
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Luce Center
Cannon.
Title
Cannon.
Object name
Cannon
Date
1750-1800
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 65 x 10 in. ( 165.1 x 25.4 cm )
Description
Cast iron cannon.
Credit Line
Gift of J.G. Phelps Stokes
Object Number
1914.19
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this cannon was used as a curb post at the northeast corner of Pearl and Pine Streets. It was probably used during the Revolution, firing cannonballs weighing about seven pounds.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
