Apron, Cannon

Object/Artifact

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Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Apron, Cannon

Description

Artifact W01-04 is a lead cannon apron with a hole pierced in it. Given its size, it is likely an apron for a swivel gun.

Use

This sheet of lead would have been placed over the touchhole of a cannon when it wasn't in use to keep water and debris from entering the gun barrel.

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Artillery

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Cannon Apron

Class

Artillery

Category

Tool

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

W01-04

Dimensions

Width

144 mm

Length

150.9 mm

Material

Lead

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Conservation

Notes

Conserved; needs reconservation

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dennis O'Neil, Greg Durocher

Related Places

Place

Lake

Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain

State/Province

Vermont, New York

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Bay