Cannon ball from Spanish Man-o-War Troccha

Object Number: 
1950.53
Date: 
1775-1800
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 in. ( 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Iron cannonball.
Gallery Label: 
This cannonball was found in the wreckage of the Trocha, a Spanish man-o-war sunk in 1800 in the harbor of Havana, Cuba by the British fleet.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Ms. Mary E. Thompson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group