Fragment

Object number2021.93.10
Date1861-1865
Possible OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumIron; Metal
Credit LineTransfer from United States Marine Corps
DescriptionTwo iron cannonball fragments and one pile of gray metal shrapnel. Cannonball fragments are overall variegated brown in color and each has two concave sides.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (Cannonball fragment): 2.063 × 1.438 × 1.25 in. (5.2 × 3.7 × 3.2 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (Cannonball fragment): 1.875 × 1.625 × 1.188 in. (4.8 × 4.1 × 3 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (Shrapnel loosely massed): 2 × 1.75 × 0.75 in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 1.9 cm)
Historical NotesFragments received with Allegheny Arsenal cannonballs that were certified inert by the United States Marine Corps. These fragments are from unknown origin.
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Allegheny Arsenal
Fragment
c. 1755
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c. 1755
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Allegheny Arsenal
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Allegheny Arsenal
Shell, Artillery
Allegheny Arsenal
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Allegheny Arsenal
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Allegheny Arsenal
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Allegheny Arsenal
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