Creamware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1750-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 1 in. ( 1.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Creamware fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; body fragment.
Object Number:
INV.5924.592
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:
34172
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creamware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1750-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. ( 3.5 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Creamware fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; rim fragment.
Object Number:
INV.5924.591a-c
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 part of a bowl, and 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:
34170
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Delftware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1750-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Delftware fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; body fragment with underglazed manganese, yellow, orange, green, and blue floral design.
Object Number:
INV.5924.590
Gallery Label:
This delftware 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:
34169
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Earthenware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1750-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 3.5 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Earthenware fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; panelled body fragment.
Object Number:
INV.5924.588
Gallery Label:
This earthenware 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:
34168
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
British military buttons (4) excavated in Canada
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Date:
1805-1815
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
largest: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Pewter military buttons; three plumes flanked by inscription inside scroll; regiment number at bottom; three buttons have maker's marks inscribed on back.
Object Number:
INV.6280.20-23
Marks:
stamped: (20), inside scroll on front: "ICH DIEN"; bottom front: "100" (100th British Regiment, Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment)
stamped: (21-23), inside scroll on front: "ICH DIEN"; bottom front: "100"; back: "I. NUTTING/KING. ST/COVENT GARDE
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee in Ontario, Canada along the Niagara River near Fort George, a British fort built in 1795. The buttons were worn by soldiers of the 100th Regiment who were stationed in a camp outside the fort. The large button was worn on a private's coat. The regiment was raised in County Dublin, Ireland in 1805, was stationed in Canada when war began in 1812, and took part in the battle of Chippewa on July 5, 1814.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
34167
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British military button excavated in Canada
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Date:
1770-1797
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Pewter military button; regiment number in center enclosed by broken circle.
Object Number:
INV.6280.19
Marks:
stamped: (19), on front: "5" (5th British Regiment, Northumbria)
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 by a private of the 5th Regiment who was stationed in a camp along the river. The 5th Regiment arrived in Canada in 1787 and returned to England in 1797.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1797
eMuseum Object ID:
34166
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pearlware fragments (22)
Classification:
Date:
1775-1800
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
largest: 2 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 13 cm )
Description:
Earthenware fragments; eleven rim and eleven base fragments; pearlware with handpainted blue designs.
Object Number:
INV.5804.27-48
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
34154
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sleeve-link excavated at Fort George
Classification:
Date:
1780-1815
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 1.6 x 1 cm )
Description:
Bronze sleeve-link; flat and oval-shaped; floral design in center enclosed by oval border, flower petals on edge of border; looped fastener on back.
Object Number:
INV.6195.11
Gallery Label:
This sleeve-link 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 sleeve-link was worn by a British officer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
34153
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Key excavated at Fort Haldimand
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 6.7 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Iron key excavated at Fort Haldimand; looped hand grip; cylindrical body with square tab attached at end.
Object Number:
INV.5940.30
Gallery Label:
This key 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 key was probably used to open barrack or storehouse doors, ammunition and supply chests, or boxes of records and correspondence.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34145
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shears
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 8.9 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Iron shears excavated at Fort Haldimand; looped handles which extend through hinge into short, thin blades.
Object Number:
INV.5940.29
Gallery Label:
These shears were 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 shears were probably part of a kit, possibly a surgeon's kit.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34143
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.



