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Point, Projectile

Object Name:
Point, Projectile
Object ID:
2017.014.120
Creator:
Instrument Make
Date:
1800-1900
Description:
Projectile point. Thin, transparent green glass. Narrow triangular shape with concave base, prominent ears, and small side notches. With note: "Indian arrow head - found near falls in Derryfield, now Manchester N.H."
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
W-0.6 L-1.6 D-0.1 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
Subjects:
Arrowheads
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