British military button excavated in Canada

Classification: 
Date: 
1790-1815
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Pewter military button; foliate inscription enclosed by starburst in center of button; encircled by inscription on edge.
Object Number: 
INV.6280.26
Marks: 
stamped: (26), inside starburst: "GR"; at edge: "ROYAL VOLUNTEERS"
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 private who served in one of the Canadian militias.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1815
eMuseum Object ID: 
34202
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

British military button excavated in Canada

Classification: 
Date: 
1780-1815
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Pewter military button; regiment number inscribed on front and maker's mark on back; roped border design.
Object Number: 
INV.6280.24
Marks: 
stamped: (24), on front: "8"; on back: "I. NUTTING & SON/KING. ST. /COVENT. GARDEN" (8th British Regiment, King's Regiment)
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 worn on the coat of a private in the 8th Regiment who was stationed in a camp along the river. The regiment was stationed in Canada beginning in 1768 and continuing through the War of 1812.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1815
eMuseum Object ID: 
34199
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

British military button excavated in Canada

Classification: 
Date: 
1790-1815
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Pewter military button; dome-shaped with inscription on bottom of button; British crown at top.
Object Number: 
INV.6280.25
Marks: 
stamped: (25), on front: "THE ROYAL"
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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1815
eMuseum Object ID: 
34196
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

American military buttons (16) excavated at Fort George

Classification: 
Date: 
1808-1812
Medium: 
Lead
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Lead military buttons; one button has an eagle grasping an oval border which encloses a regiment number; fourteen have a foliate inscription in the center above a small oval, two of the buttons have a regiment number inside the oval and eight have a star inside.
Object Number: 
INV.6195.15-30
Marks: 
stamped: (15), front of button: "US" (General service button used by regular army and militia; c. 1808-1812) stamped: (16-17), front: "I/9" (9th Infantry Regiment; 1812; foliate script) stamped: (18), front: "...RT" (U.S. Infantry Regiment; eagle; 1811)
Gallery Label: 
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Fort George, a British fort at Niagara-on-the-Lake on the Niagara River in Ontario, Canada. Built in 1795, the fort was captured by American forces on May 27, 1813, and occupied by them until December. The large buttons (Nos. 15-19, 27, 29-30) were worn on privates' coats.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1812
eMuseum Object ID: 
34189
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

British military cross-belt plate excavated at Fort George

Classification: 
Date: 
1790-1815
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 in. ( 7 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Brass cross-belt plate; oval-shaped with two studs and hook on back; regiment number in center of oval.
Object Number: 
INV.6195.14
Marks: 
stamped: (14), on front: "49"
Gallery Label: 
This cross-belt plate was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Fort George, a British fort at Niagara-on-the-Lake on the Niagara River in Ontario, Canada. Built in 1795, the fort was captured by American forces on May 27, 1813, and occupied by them until December. The plate was worn by a private of the 49th British Regiment, which was stationed at the fort when it was captured.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1815
eMuseum Object ID: 
34187
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Button excavated at Fort Haldimand

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Brass button excavated at Fort Haldimand; broken in half.
Object Number: 
INV.5940.40
Gallery Label: 
This button was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse pit at Fort Haldimand, a British fort on Carleton Island in the St. Lawrence River in New York, just below the Canadian border. Built in 1779, the fort commanded passage of the river and was retained by the British until its destruction by American forces in 1812. The button was worn by a British or Loyalist soldier.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34183
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Cartridge-box badge

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/4 x 7/8 in. ( 4.4 x 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Brass cartridge-box badge excavated at Fort Haldimand; brass badge in the shape of a nine.
Object Number: 
INV.5940.36
Gallery Label: 
This badge was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Fort Haldimand, a British fort on Carleton Island in the St. Lawrence River in New York, just below the Canadian border. Built in 1779, the fort commanded the river and was retained by the British until its destruction by American forces in 1812. The badge was affixed to the cartridge-box of a soldier with a detachment of the 9th Regiment which stayed in Canada when the rest of the regiment went south with Burgoyne in 1777.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34182
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Ice creeper excavated at Fort Haldimand

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 in. ( 3.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Iron ice creeper excavated at Fort Haldimand; flat, rectangular body with four short legs; two loops extend from top of body.
Object Number: 
INV.5940.31
Gallery Label: 
This ice creeper was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse pit at Fort Haldimand, a British fort on Carleton Island in the St. Lawrence River in New York, just below the Canadian border. Built in 1779, the fort commanded passage of the river and was retained by the British until its destruction by American forces in 1812. Ice creepers were worn on the bottoms of soldiers' boots, and were tied in place by passing rope through the loops on top.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34177
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Glass fragments (2) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1750-1783
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
largest: 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 4.4 cm )
Description: 
Glass fragments excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; aqua body fragments.
Object Number: 
INV.5924.594-595
Gallery Label: 
These glass fragments were excavated in 1916 by Charles A. Maver on Payson Avenue near the corner of Academy Street, at the British camp on the Dyckman farm. The camp extended between Seaman and Payson Avenues and 204th Street in Washington Heights. The glass was owned by a British or Hessian soldier, by a member of a soldier's family or by a civilian living in the camp, or was obtained from local residents.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34175
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Creamware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1750-1783
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Creamware fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; rim fragment.
Object Number: 
INV.5924.593
Gallery Label: 
This creamware fragment was excavated in 1916 by Charles A. Maver on Payson Avenue near the corner of Academy Street, at the British camp on the Dyckman farm. The camp extended between Seaman and Payson Avenues and 204th Street in Washington Heights. The fragment was owned by a British or Hessian soldier, by a member of a soldier's family or by a civilian living in the camp, or was obtained from local residents.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
34173
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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