Collection Highlights
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seen from the Back, Seated at an Easel and Holding a Palette
1875
1935.85.2.83
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of Album 2
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cannon
Object name
Cannon
Date
ca. 1812
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 65 x 9 in. ( 165.1 x 22.9 cm )
Description
Iron cannon from War of 1812; lacking one trunnion.
Credit Line
Gift of the D.E.H. Demolition Company, Inc. and Meyer Gach and Son through the N.Y. Housing Authority
Object Number
1948.81.2
Gallery Label
One of two cannons secured as condemned property from the U.S. Government by the Abeel family during the War of 1812 and erected as entrance gate posts at the business establishment of Abeel Brothers Iron and Steel Company, 190 South Street, between Oliver Street and James Slip. The site is now occupied by the Alfred E. Smith Housing Project.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
