Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bar shot excavated at Fort Washington
Object name
Bar shot excavated at Fort Washington
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/8 x 3 in. ( 18.1 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Iron bar shot; short, rectangular bar with large, circular ball at end; other half broken off.
Object Number
INV.6200.543
Gallery Label
This bar shot was excavated in 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit outside the south ramparts of Fort Washington. Built by the Continental Army in the summer of 1776, the fort extended west along 183rd Street from Fort Washington Avenue to Pinehurst Avenue. The fort was captured on November 16, 1776 by British and Hessian forces, and was occupied by them until 1783. The bar shot was designed to expand upon firing, and was probably part of captured American supplies.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
