Cannonball (Cannon Ball) from the Battle of Bennington

Unknown American, American

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about 1777

Iron

Overall: 3 1/16 in. (7.9 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill

46.22.16424

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

1600-1800

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

American History

Not on view

Provenance

Ploughed up in Bennington, Vermont in 1894; Collected by Frank C. (1850-1912) and Clara G. Churchill (1851-1945), Lebanon, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1946.

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