Collection Highlights
Pastoral Scene by Andrew R. Smith
Date:
1822
Object Number:
MSS.BV.AfricanFreeSchool.Vol4.
Medium:
Manuscript
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Indian drill
Object Number:
1906.15
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Flint drill; black flint; cylindrical base narrows to thin point.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this drill was found in 1845 at Flushing in Queens, New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of Meredith Howland
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
