Coin found in New York City
Classification:
Date:
1747
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Copper coin; profile bust of King George II on front; on back is a symbol of Britannia holding a staff and leaning on a shield; inscribed on both sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of John D. Crimmins, 1893
Object Number:
1893.5q
Gallery Label:
This coin was found in February, 1893 inside the buried hulk of a vessel during digging for a power house on the cable road at Front Street, between Broad and Whitehall Streets in lower Manhattan. The ship was probably sunk as ballast for landfill sometime between 1770 and 1820. The coin probably stayed in circulation for many years after its manufacture.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1747
eMuseum Object ID:
33831
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coin found in New York City
Classification:
Date:
1780-1790
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Copper coin; profile bust of King George III on front; on back is a British crown atop an Irish harp; inscribed on both sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of John D. Crimmins, 1893
Object Number:
1893.5p
Marks:
stamped: (1893.5p), on front: "GEORGIVS III REX"; on back: "HIBERNIA 178..." (last number is an 8or 2)
Gallery Label:
This coin was found in February, 1893 inside the buried hulk of a vessel during digging for a power house on the cable road at Front Street, between Broad and Whitehall Streets in lower Manhattan. The ship was probably sunk as ballast for landfill sometime between 1770 and 1820.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
33828
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coin found in New York City
Classification:
Date:
1760-1820
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Copper coin; profile bust of King George III on front; on back is a symbol of Britannia holding a staff and leaning on a shield; inscribed on both sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of John D. Crimmins, 1893
Object Number:
1893.5o
Marks:
stamped: (1893.5o), on front: GEORGIVS III REX"; on back: "BRITANNIA...."
Gallery Label:
This coin was found in February, 1893 inside the buried hulk of a vessel during digging for a power house on the cable road at Front Street, between Broad and Whitehall Streets in lower Manhattan. The ship was probably sunk as ballast for landfill sometime between 1770 and 1820.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
33824
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Brass shoe buckle excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; arched, rectangular frame with rounded ends.
Object Number:
INV.5924.540
Gallery Label:
This buckle was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before or after the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues and 204th Street, in Washington Heights. The buckle was found on Payson Avenue and 204th Street. It was probably worn by a British, Hessian, or Loyalist private.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
33822
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe buckles (3) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 in. ( 1.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Brass shoe buckles excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; arched, rectangular frames with rounded ends.
Object Number:
INV.5924.537-539
Gallery Label:
These buckles were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before or after the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues and 204th Street, in Washington Heights. They were worn worn by British, Hessian, or Loyalist privates.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
33821
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe buckle fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 0.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Bronze shoe buckle fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; arched frame decorated with beaded design.
Object Number:
INV.5924.545
Gallery Label:
This buckle was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before or after the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues and 204th Street, in Washington Heights. It was probably worn by a British, Hessian, or Loyalist officer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
33820
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Iron shoe buckle excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; arched, rectangular frame with rounded ends.
Object Number:
INV.5924.536
Gallery Label:
This buckle was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before or after the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues and 204th Street, in Washington Heights. It was probably worn by a British, Hessian, or Loyalist officer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
33817
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Iron buckle excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Object Number:
INV.5924.534
Gallery Label:
This buckle was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before or after the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues and 204th Street, in Washington Heights.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
33816
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Musket flints (2)
Classification:
Date:
1770-1820
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 0.6 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Musket flints.
Object Number:
INV.6301.5-6
Gallery Label:
These flints were in a box with material found by the Field Exploration Committee at Forts George and Erie in Ontario, Canada, Fort Haldimand at Cape Vincent, New York, and Fort Lennox at Isle aux Noix in New York. It is unclear which site the flints come from.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
33813
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lead pencil
Classification:
Date:
1770-1820
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 1/8 in. ( 9.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Lead pencil; rectangular with point at one end; other end is rolled up.
Object Number:
INV.6301.4
Gallery Label:
This pencil was in a box with material found by the Field Exploration Committee at Forts George and Erie in Ontario, Canada, Fort Haldimand at Cape Vincent, New York, and Fort Lennox at Isle aux Noix in New York. It is unclear which site the pencil comes from.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
33809
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.


