Collection Highlights
Undutiful Boys
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.23
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Whitworth artillery shell with fuse
Object Number:
X.406
Date:
1855-1863
Medium:
Iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 3 in. ( 27.9 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: exterior: "Gettysburg/July 1.2.3rd 1863"
Description:
Iron Whitworth artillery shell; tapered, cylindrical iron shell with flat base, rounded top, and brass collar for screw-on cap; lettering engraved onto oval flutes on center exterior.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
