Collection Highlights
Pastoral Scene by Andrew R. Smith
Date:
1822
Object Number:
MSS.BV.AfricanFreeSchool.Vol4.
Medium:
Manuscript
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Log with cannonball
Object Number:
1862.12
Date:
ca. 1861
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 x 11 1/2 in. ( 81.3 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Section of tree with a cannon ball embedded in it.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this section of tree comes from a field in Newbern, North Carolina, near Fort Thompson. The cannonball embedded in it was fired in 1861.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. I.W. Page
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
