Shoe buckle fragments (3) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pewter shoe buckle fragments; rectangular frames; one has flower petals inside a circle border at each corner and a foliate design; another is pierced, and decorated with beads and lines.
Object Number:
INV.6200.52-54
Gallery Label:
These buckles were excavated on July 16, 1922 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 buckles were probably worn by British or Hessian officers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34246
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe buckle fragments (2) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 1 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Brass shoe buckle fragments; arched rectangular frames decorated with engraved X's.
Object Number:
INV.6200.50-51
Gallery Label:
These buckles were excavated on July 16, 1922 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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34242
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brass fragments (3) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Brass fragments; flat strips.
Object Number:
INV.6200.316-318
Gallery Label:
These fragments were excavated in 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit in a moat 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. British or Hessian soldiers probably sewed the strips into rips in their uniforms.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34225
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lead fragments (64) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
largest: 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Lead fragments; flat rectangular or rounded strips.
Object Number:
INV.6200.252-315
Gallery Label:
These fragments were excavated in 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit in a moat 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. British or Hessian soldiers probably sewed the strips into rips or tears in their uniforms.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34222
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lead pencils (3) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
largest: 2 5/8 x 1/2 in. ( 6.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Lead pencils; two cylindrical and one rectangular; all pointed at one end.
Object Number:
INV.6200.249-251
Gallery Label:
These pencils were excavated in 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit in a moat 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 pencils were used by soldiers for writing letters, and by artificers to draft plans.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34220
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lead fragments (4) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
largest: 3 1/4 x 3/8 in. ( 8.3 x 1 cm )
Description:
Lead fragments; two cylindrical and two roughly rectangular strips; the end of one has been twisted into a corkscrew.
Object Number:
INV.6200.245-248
Gallery Label:
These fragments were excavated in 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit in a moat 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. Two fragments (Nos. 245-6) were probably used as pencils.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34217
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buckle fragments (5) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Brass buckle fragments; two have rectangular frames and decorations; one has a circular frame with crimped edges; two others have circular frames.
Object Number:
INV.6200.45-49
Gallery Label:
These buckles were excavated on July 16, 1922 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. Numbers 46-9 were probably worn on the shoes of British or Hessian officers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34210
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe buckle fragment excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Iron shoe buckle fragment; chape.
Object Number:
INV.6200.44
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated on July 16, 1922 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 buckle was probably worn by a British or Hessian soldier.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34207
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shank from fob seal excavated in Canada
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1770-1815
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Brass shank from fob seal.
Object Number:
INV.6280.28
Gallery Label:
This seal was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee in Ontario, Canada along the Niagara River near Fort George, a British fort built in 1795. The seal was suspended from a watch chain, and was owned by an officer who was stationed in a military camp outside of the fort.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
34205
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
British military button excavated in Canada
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1790-1815
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass military button; dome-shaped; British crown above foliate inscription.
Object Number:
INV.6280.27
Marks:
stamped: (27), on front: "GR" (Royal cypher of King George III)
Gallery Label:
This button was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee in Ontario, Canada along the Niagara River near Fort George, a British fort built in 1795. The button was probably worn by a soldier who served in one of the Canadian militias.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
34204
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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