Small Howitzer
Unknown Russian, Russian
late 18th century
Bronze
Overall: 22 1/16 in. (56 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
13.149.17340
Geography
Place Made: Russia, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
European History
Not on view
Provenance
Source unknown (thought to have been the cannon with which students wrecked the walls of Dartmouth Hall in 1811, see: Bowen, W. Wedgeood, A Pioneer Museum in the Wilderness, 1958)
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