Scabbard point excavated in New York City

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 7 x 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Brass scabbard point; hollow.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.6229.18
Gallery Label: 
This object was excavated in the vicinity of Fort George by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918. Built in 1781, the fort extended between Audobon and Amsterdam Avenues and 192nd and 193rd Streets in Washington Heights. The point formed the bottom of a bayonet scabbard, and belonged to a British or Hessian soldier encamped near the fort.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34527
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Fragment of button excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Brass button fragment; four holes.
Object Number: 
INV.6200.149
Gallery Label: 
This fragment was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse pit outside the south ramparts of Fort Washington. Built by the Continental Army in the summer of 1776, the fort extended west along 183rd Street from Fort Washington Avenue to Pinehurst Avenue. The fort was captured on November 16, 1776 by British and Hessian forces, and was occupied until 1783. The fragment was the back of a two-part button that was probably worn on a coat belonging to a British or Hessian soldier.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34508
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Fragments of cocked hat (14) excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Leather, gilt
Dimensions: 
largest: 1 x 5 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 13 cm )
Description: 
Leather and gilt fragments of cocked hat; five leather brim fragments with pieces of gilt lace attached; nine fragments of gilt lace.
Object Number: 
INV.6200.148a-n
Gallery Label: 
These fragments were excavated in 1923 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse pit outside the south ramparts of Fort Washington. Built by the Continental Army in the summer of 1776, the fort extended west along 183rd Street from Fort Washington Avenue to Pinehurst Avenue. The fort was captured on November 16, 1776 by British and Hessian forces, and was occupied by them until 1783. The hat was probably worn by a British or Hessian officer.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34504
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Marble excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Clay
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Clay marble; gray-colored.
Object Number: 
INV.6200.147
Gallery Label: 
This marble was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse pit outside the south ramparts of Fort Washington. Built by the Continental Army in the summer of 1776, the fort extended west along 183rd Street from Fort Washington Avenue to Pinehurst Avenue. The fort was captured on November 16, 1776 by British and Hessian forces, and was occupied by them until 1783. The marble may have belonged to a child living at the fort.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34502
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pewter object excavated in New York City

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Description: 
Pewter object; small and dome-shaped.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.6229.17
Gallery Label: 
This object was excavated in the vicinity of Fort George by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918. Built in 1781, the fort extended between Audobon and Amsterdam Avenues and 192nd and 193rd Streets in Washington Heights. The object is possibly the cover for a child's pewter toy pot, and may have been owned by the child of a British or Hessian soldier encamped near the fort.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34499
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lead fragment excavated in New York City

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Lead
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 1/8 in. ( 5.4 cm )
Description: 
Lead fragment; flat, circular sheet.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.6229.21
Gallery Label: 
This object was excavated in the vicinity of Fort George by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918. Built in 1781, the fort extended between Audobon and Amsterdam Avenues and 192nd and 193rd Streets in Washington Heights. The object is probably a flattened musket ball.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34498
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Button excavated in New York City

Classification: 
Date: 
1770-1783
Medium: 
Brass, iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Brass button; hollow, two-piece button; thin iron wire extending through four holes on back.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.6229.16
Gallery Label: 
This button was excavated in the vicinity of Fort George by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918. Built in 1781, the fort extended between Audobon and Amsterdam Avenues and 192nd and 193rd Streets in Washington Heights. The button was probably worn by a British or Hessian soldier who was encamped near the fort.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34496
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Military buttons (6) excavated in New York City

Classification: 
Date: 
1770-1783
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Pewter military buttons.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.6229.10-15
Gallery Label: 
These buttons were excavated in the vicinity of Fort George by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918. Built in 1781, the fort extended between Audobon and Amsterdam Avenues and 192nd and 193rd Streets in Washington Heights. The buttons were worn by soldiers camped near the fort; four (Nos. 10-13) belonged to British soldiers; two (14-15) were probably worn by Hessian soldiers.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34491
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Belt plate

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 x 1 7/8 in. ( 5.1 x 4.8 cm )
Description: 
Brass belt plate found near the British and Hessian camp on Laurel Hill at Fort George, along Audubon and Eleventh Avenues and between 190th and 194th Streets in Washington Heights, Manhattan; square with four studs and hook on back; engraved with foliate inscription and number on back.
Object Number: 
INV.6318.388
Marks: 
engraved: (388), on back: "GW 31"
Gallery Label: 
This belt plate was excavated in a refuse pit on Audobon Avenue and 192nd Street, at the British and Hessian camp on Laurel Hill at Fort George, in Washington Heights. The letters are probably the initials of the British soldier who wore the belt plate.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34486
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Musket and pistol balls (9) excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Lead
Dimensions: 
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Musket or pistol balls; eight large and one small ball.
Object Number: 
INV.6200.138-146
Gallery Label: 
These bullets were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse pit outside the south ramparts of Fort Washington. Built by the Continental Army in the summer of 1776, the fort extended west along 183rd Street from Fort Washington Avenue to Pinehurst Avenue. The fort was captured on November 16, 1776 by British and Hessian forces, and was occupied by them until 1783. The small ball was used for a pistol.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34473
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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