Target
- Object Name:
- Target
- Object ID:
- 1991.080.01.16
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Paper target. Part of a boxed outfit including underhammer target rifle made by John Brown of Fremont, NH. "X" drawn through center, extending to corners. Five bullet holes, all grouped slightly above and right of center. Several pinholes also present. Handwritten in pencil "target / shot 75 yards by John Brown in May 1889 / when he was 81 years old / shot against Blanchard / Dearborn", top.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-8.2 W-6.3 inches
- Provenance:
- All objects in this accession purchased at J. C. Devine auction at Sheraton Tara Wayfarer, Bedford, NH, Sept. 22, 1991. All from the collection of Henry Weber of Pelham, NH, who acquired target rifle outfit from Eldon Owens of Claremont, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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