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Collection Highlights

Camp Bed
1777-1785
1871.8
Wood, canvas, iron
Used By: George Washington

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Cannon ball fragment

Cannon ball fragment
Title
Cannon ball fragment
Object name 
Artillery shell fragment
Date 
1740-1759
Medium 
Iron
Dimensions 
Overall: 5 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 13.3 x 2.2 cm )
Description 
Iron artillery shell fragment; curved.
Object Number 
X.250
Gallery Label 
According to an attached label, this shell fragment was found on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, Canada, and was given by a donor identified only as "W.W.J."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.