British sword shoulder-belt plate found in Canada

Classification: 
Date: 
1780-1800
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 6.7 x 4.8 cm )
Description: 
Brass sword shoulder-belt plate; rectangular plate with the name, Roman numeral, and battalion number of its regiment engraved on front; hook and two studs on back.
Object Number: 
INV.5889.1
Marks: 
engraved: (1), on front: "ROYAL/LX/AMERICANS"; in bottom left corner: "1st" bottom right corner: "BN" (1st Battalion, 60th British Regiment, Royal Americans)
Gallery Label: 
This plate was found on Wolfe's Island in the St. Lawrence River in Canada. The plate was fastened to an officer's sword belt, which was slung over the shoulder.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1800
eMuseum Object ID: 
33704
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Cartridge-box badge

Classification: 
Date: 
1777-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Brass cartridge-box badge; open-work, foliate inscription set inside circular border which is engraved with a corps name; border is surmounted by British crown; three fasteners on back.
Object Number: 
INV.6231.1
Marks: 
stamped, cast: (1), stamped on border: "BUTLERS/RANGERS"; cast inside border: "GR" (Royal cypher of Kinge George III)
Gallery Label: 
This badge was found near the Niagara River; it is unclear whether it was found in New York or in Canada. The badge was fastened to a cartridge-box, a leather bag which held a soldier's ammunition. Butler's Rangers was a Loyalist corps raised during the early years of the American Revolution. They were recruited in 1777 from Tryon County, New York by Colonel John Butler, and in alliance with Iroquois bands raided the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33700
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brass plates (3) from cheek guard of British military shako excavated at Fort Le

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1820
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
largest: 1 3/8 x 1 in. ( 3.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Brass plates from cheek guard of British military shako.
Object Number: 
INV.6196.70-72
Gallery Label: 
These plates were excavated by the Field Exploration Commitee at Fort Lennox, a British fort on Isle aux Noix in the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada. Built during the Revolutionary War, the fort served as a base for British expeditions on Lake Champlain in 1813 and against Plattsburgh in 1814. Shakos were military hats with high crowns and plumes, and were worn by the British Army beginning in 1800. The scales covered a leather strap that guarded the cheek of the soldier wearing the shako.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1820
eMuseum Object ID: 
33697
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Porcelain fragment

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1800
Medium: 
Porcelain
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/8 x 5/8 in. ( 3.5 x 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Porcelain fragment; cylindrical fragment with small arm extending from side; handpainted blue design; gilt at one end.
Object Number: 
INV.5804.8
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1800
eMuseum Object ID: 
33687
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Wood button fragments (2) excavated at Fort Haldimand

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Wood
Dimensions: 
largest: 3/8 in. ( 1 cm )
Description: 
Wood button fragments excavated at Fort Haldimand; both are pierced with holes.
Object Number: 
INV.5940.47-48
Gallery Label: 
These buttons 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 buttons were worn by British or Loyalist soldiers.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33684
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brass fasteners (20) excavated at Fort Haldimand

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass, leather
Dimensions: 
largest: 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.5 x 3.2 cm )
Description: 
Brass fasteners excavated at Fort Haldimand; heart-shaped; three hooks on back hold leather fragments in place.
Object Number: 
INV.5940.49-68
Gallery Label: 
These fasteners were 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 passage of the river and was retained by the British until its destruction by American forces in 1812. The fasteners were probably used to fold skirt lapels on British Army coats in place, and were found in a refuse pit with uniform buttons of the 21st British Regiment.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33682
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Button fragments (4) excavated at Fort Haldimand

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Brass button fragments excavated at Fort Haldimand; backs and faces of two-piece buttons; backs have loop-shaped fasteners on back.
Object Number: 
INV.5940.41-44
Gallery Label: 
These buttons 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 buttons were worn by British or Loyalist soldiers.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33683
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Button excavated at Fort Haldimand

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Bronze
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Bronze button excavated at Fort Haldimand.
Object Number: 
INV.5940.39
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: 
33680
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Spoon handle excavated at Fort Lennox

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1820
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. ( 3.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Pewter spoon handle.
Object Number: 
INV.6196.69
Gallery Label: 
This handle was excavated in 1927 by the Field Exploration Commitee at Fort Lennox, a British fort on Isle aux Noix in the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada. Built during the Revolutionary War, the fort served as a base for the British expeditions on Lake Champlain in 1813 and against Plattsburgh in 1814.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1820
eMuseum Object ID: 
33670
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brass ornament found at Fort Lennox

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1820
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Brass ornament; shell-shaped.
Object Number: 
INV.6196.68ab
Gallery Label: 
This ornament was excavated in 1927 by the Field Exploration Commitee at Fort Lennox, a British fort on Isle aux Noix in the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada. Built during the Revolutionary War, the fort served as a base for the British expeditions on Lake Champlain in 1813 and against Plattsburgh in 1814. The ornament was probably worn on a British soldier's uniform, or on the point of a British officer's sword scabbard.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1820
eMuseum Object ID: 
33666
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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