Cluster Shot, Lot of 7

Object/Artifact

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Cluster Shot, Lot of 7

Description

Artifact lot W00-08 are a collection of seven pieces of cast iron grape shot found in close proximity to each other. W00-08.01 is about half smooth and half pitted and uneven. W00-08.02 is quite smooth, but an imperfections in the casting process made it uneven. W00-08.03 is smooth with a small hole and is slightly irregular in shape. W00-08.04 is an irregularly shaped, rounded shot with a small hole on it and about half of its surface is pitted. W00-08.05 is heavily pitted on one side with evidence of casting imperfections. W00-08.06 has a large hole and is somewhat irregular and craggy in shape. W00-08.07 is a small smooth metal fragment.

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Grapeshot

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shot

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Ammunition

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

W00-08

Dimensions

Width

2 cm

Dimension Notes

.001 roughly 2.0cm, .002 roughly 3.0cm, .003 roughly 2.0cm, .004 roughly 3.0cm, .005 2.5cm roughly, .006 3.0cm roughly, .007 1.5cm roughly

Material

Iron, Cast Iron

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Conservation

Notes

Conserved

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