Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Artillery shell casing
Object name
Artillery shell casing
Date
1940-1945
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 20 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 52.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Brass artillery shell casing; hollow, cylindrical brass shell casing; stamped marks on base.
Credit Line
Gift of Benjamin Rosen
Object Number
1946.218
Marks
stamped: bottom base: "75 F.B. WaAG60 (below Nazi eagle perched on circle enclosing swastika)/AM 349 40/LU. M 14L 40R/1
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this shell casing was found on Fermanville beach, Normandy.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
