Pouch, Shot
- Object Name:
- Pouch, Shot
- Object ID:
- 1949.004.06
- Date:
- circa 1775
- Description:
- Shot Pouch. Handsewn leather pouch fitted around ring-turned ivory top. Long narrow "stopper" made of crudely fashioned wound-up linen.
- Material:
- Tissue
Skeletal
Textile
Ivory
Leather
Linen - Dimensions:
- H-6 W-1.4 D-1.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally belonged to Lieutenant Daniel Carter (1759-1840). Enlisted in the New Hampshire Militia in 1775 and served under Generals John Stark and John Sullivan. He participated in the Battles of Bennington, Stillwater, Bemis Heights, and Saratoga; and was wounded in Rhode Island.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Mary A. Carter
- Subjects:
- Revolutionary War
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