Box, Cartridge
- Object Name:
- Box, Cartridge
- Object ID:
- 1974.501
- Place of Origin:
- Germany
- Date:
- circa 1750
- Description:
- Cartridge Box. Black leather. Used by German Brunswick troops at Battle of Bennington; one of several captured by Gen. John Stark's troops. Large front flap with heavy oval cast brass medallion bearing the coat of arms of Duke Charles (Carl I) of Brunswick-Luneburg, and cast brass bomb in upper right corner (the other three original bombs are missing). Interior of box is empty (no cartridge block). Reverse retains one of four original brass buttons.
- Material:
- Leather
Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-9.5 W-13.5 D-2.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Captured by John Stark's troops at Battle of Bennington.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Stark, John (1728-1822)
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