Canister Shot Plaque for Sevastopol

Object/Artifact

Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Canister Shot Plaque for Sevastopol

Entry/Object ID

1994.061.001

Description

-wood board with 4 round balls of canister shot attached in center (grapeshot/three in triangle with one on top) -etched in wood on one end: "Sevastopol" and other end: "8th Sept. 1855"-->probably a reference to the first Siege of Sevastopol where on Sept 8, 1855, the French, British and Ottoman forces defeated the Russian

Collection

Decorative Arts Collection

Made/Created

Notes

Date: mid-19th century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Plaque

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Organizational Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Wood, Iron