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Chain Link
Chain Link

Chain Link

Date1778
MediumIron
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x average depth x weight): 30 × 10 × 2 1/2in., 130lb. (76.2 × 25.4 × 6.4cm, 59kg)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Samuel Bowles
DescriptionForged iron link used in larger chain placed across the Hudson River during the Revolutionary War. The link is a long oval, and slightly warped, or twisted in shape, not allowing it to lay completely flat.
Object number1841.28.0
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Not on view
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