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Portrait of a Heroic Fireman
ca. 1857
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Polychrome painted and carved wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bar shot excavated at a Revolutionary War military site
Object name
Bar shot excavated at a Revolutionary War military site
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 4 3/4 in. ( 40.6 x 12.1 cm )
Description
Iron bar shot; two half-circles connected by rectangular bar.
Object Number
INV.6318.390
Gallery Label
This bar shot was found on August 6, 1896 at Audobon Avenue and 194th Street, within the area of a military camp that extended between 190th and 194th Streets, and Audobon and Eleventh Avenues, near Laurel Hill in Washington Heights, Manhattan. It was formerly owned by F.W. Hofele.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
