Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Luce Center
Hammer lock
Object Number:
1930.61
Date:
1846
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 8.6 x 15.9 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: center: "US" (eagle above letters)
stamped: tail: "SPRING/FIELD/1846"
Description:
Steel lockplate from percussion musket; with hammer.
Gallery Label:
This lockplate was found by Dr. John Osgood Stone after the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia in 1862. It was part of a Springfield Model 1842 musket that was used by a soldier during the battle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Morgan Grinnell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
