Chevaux-de-frise

Chevaux-de-frise - Diorama of 1775 Revolutionary War underwater defense system called chevaux-de-frise in Delaware River.

Chevaux-de-frise - 1785 diagram detailing Revolutionary War cheval-de-frise construction.

Chevaux-de-frise - Pointed iron tip of underwater cheval-de-frise.

Diorama illustrating a British ship approaching the chevaux-de-frise underwater defenses. The...

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Diagram of cheval-de-frise from 1785 British print by William Faden, showing its large...

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Reproduction of iron point fitted to sharpened end of cheval-de-frise. Iron points found in...

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Chevaux-de-frise - Diagram of Revolutionary War battles at Forts Mifflin & Mercer.

Chevaux-de-frise - Curator inspects Revolutionary War artifact from Delaware River.

Chevaux-de-frise - Broken end of Revolutionary War artifact.

View of placement of chevaux-de-frise in Delaware River between New Jersey's Billingsport and Red...

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Independence Seaport Museum Curator Craig Bruns, kneeling, describes iron tip of cheval-de-frise to...

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Spike that attached log to upper edge of "crib." The log likely broke here because the...

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Chevaux-de-frise - Close-up of broken end & attachment spike of Revolutionary War weapon.

Chevaux-de-frise - Well-preserved iron tip of Revolutionary War weapon.

Chevaux-de-frise - Measuring the newly found Revolutionary War artifact.

Broken end of cheval-de-frise with spike at top that attached log to "crib." Read more...

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More than 225 years of being submerged in the mud of the Delaware River protected the wood and iron...

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The recovered cheval-de-frise is about 11 feet 2 inches long and 18 inches across. Read more...

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Chevaux-de-frise - Iron point firmly wedged on tip of Revolutionary War weapon.

Chevaux-de-frise - Revolutionary War artifact's sharpened iron tip.

Chevaux-de-frise - Loading the Revolutionary War artifact for transport to Museum.

Close-up of iron tip. Note how firmly tip is wedged on to sharpened point of log. Read more...

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Another close-up view of iron point. Note sharpness of tip. Read more...

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Industrial equipment was necessary to lift the waterlogged artifact into the Museum's van, but great...

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Chevaux-de-frise - Revolutionary War artifact on its way to Museum.

Chevaux-de-frise - The crew responsible for the Revolutionary War artifact's discovery, identification, and preservation.

Chevaux-de-frise - Rehydrating the Revolutionary War artifact.

Loading for transport to Independence Seaport Museum. Read more...

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(L-R) Mark Klein, S.T. Hudson Engineers Inc. of Camden, NJ; John Legge Jr., Sunoco Logistics’ Fort...

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Following instructions of Conservator Julie Baker, Objects Conservation Associates, Broomall, PA, to...

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Chevaux-de-frise - Protecting the cheval-de-frise in plastic.

Chevaux-de-frise - Museum staff's first look at new Revolutionary War artifact.

Chevaux-de-frise - Curator debuts cheval-de-frise to media.

Wrapping the artifact in protective plastic prior to formal conservation measures. Read more...

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Independence Seaport Museum staff members get their first look at the cheval-de-frise and its...

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In addition to a front page story in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the discovery of the Revolutionary...

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