Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Whitworth artillery shell, Id'd
Object Number:
X.404
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 3 in. ( 24.1 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: exterior: "3 IN WHITWORTH SHOT/CAPTURED IN FORT FISHER/JAN. 15TH 1865 BY R. ADML' PORTER"
stamped: exterior: "3 IN WHITWORTH SHELL/CAPTURED IN FORT FISHER/JAN. 15 1865 BY R. ADML' PORTER"
Description:
Iron and brass Whitworth artillery shell; tapered, cylindrical iron shell with flat base, rounded top, and brass collar; mark stamped onto oval flutes on center exterior.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
