Cannonball

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cannonball

Entry/Object ID

1960.57.4b

Description

Round iron cannonball. A typed card accompanying the cannonball reads, "Oak and cannon ball from the Royal Savage, Benedict Arnold's flagship, on Lake Champlain in the Revolution."

Context

Taken from the Royal Savage, Benedict Arnold's flagship, in Lake Champlain.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.57

Source or Donor

Perry, Mr.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Relic, Historic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

2-3/8 in

Material

Iron

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Arnold, Benedict (1741-1801)

Person or Organization

Howes, Phillip Sheridan (1875-1941)

Related Places

Place

Lake

Lake Champlain

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

American Revolutionary War