United States cent found in New York City

Classification: 
Date: 
1807
Medium: 
Copper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Copper cent; on front is a profile bust of a woman encircled by a border of stars; inscribed on both sides.
Credit Line: 
Gift of John D. Crimmins, 1893
Object Number: 
1893.5m
Marks: 
embossed: (1893.5m), front of coin: "LIBERTY/1807"; on back: "AMERICA/ONE CENT"
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: 
1807
eMuseum Object ID: 
33613
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Porcelain fragments (3)

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1800
Medium: 
Porcelain
Dimensions: 
largest: 1 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 7 cm )
Description: 
Porcelain fragments; two rims and one body with overglazed red/gilt designs; red lines under rims.
Object Number: 
INV.5804.11-13
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1800
eMuseum Object ID: 
33610
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Button found in New York City

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1820
Medium: 
Mother of pearl, brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Brass button faced with mother of pearl; engraved floral design on front.
Credit Line: 
Gift of John D. Crimmins, 1893
Object Number: 
1893.5l
Gallery Label: 
This button 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: 
33609
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Musket ball found in New York City

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1820
Medium: 
Lead
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Lead musket ball.
Credit Line: 
Gift of John D. Crimmins, 1893
Object Number: 
1893.5k
Gallery Label: 
This musket ball 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: 
33608
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lead Roman numeral XII found in New York City

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1820
Medium: 
Lead
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. ( 17.5 x 26.7 cm )
Description: 
Lead Roman numeral; large number twelve.
Credit Line: 
Gift of John D. Crimmins, 1893
Object Number: 
1893.5i
Gallery Label: 
This numeral was found in February, 1893 inside the hulk of a buried 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 large numeral was possibly part of a sign for a ship or a building.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1820
eMuseum Object ID: 
33606
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Coin found in New York City

Classification: 
Date: 
1727-1820
Medium: 
Copper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Copper coin.
Credit Line: 
Gift of John D. Crimmins, 1893
Object Number: 
1893.5n
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: 
33604
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Stoneware bowl fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1740-1783
Medium: 
Stoneware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 2.9 x 7.9 cm )
Description: 
Stoneware fragments excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; grey-bodied base fragment with brown slip and partial handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5924.513ab
Gallery Label: 
These fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, and others before the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, in Hut No. 41 at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues, and at 204th Street in Washington Heights. They were stored with the Reginald Bolton Collection in the Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue. The vessel was owned by soldiers, by a member of a soldier's family or by another civilian, or was obtained from residents.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33600
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Waist-belt buckles (2) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp in New Yor

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
largest: 3 3/8 x 2 x 1/4 in. ( 8.6 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Brass waist-belt buckles excavated at a military camp in Manhattan; large, rectangular frames.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5941.104-105
Gallery Label: 
This buckle was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, within the area of a British and Hessian camp between 168th and 171st Streets, west of Broadway. In the summer and fall of 1778, the Hessian Von Donop Regiment occupied the camp upon returning to New York after the British evacuation of Philadelphia. The British 38th Regiment occupied the camp during the summer of 1781.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33573
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Waist-belt buckle excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp in New York Cit

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 3.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description: 
Brass waist-belt buckle excavated at a military camp in Manhattan; rectangular frame with rounded corners; slightly bent.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5941.103
Gallery Label: 
This buckle was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, within the area of a British and Hessian camp between 168th and 171st Streets, west of Broadway. In the summer and fall of 1778, the Hessian Von Donop Regiment occupied the camp upon returning to New York after the British evacuation of Philadelphia. The British 38th Regiment occupied the camp during the summer of 1781.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33570
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Shoe buckles (3) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp in New York City

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
largest: 2 3/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 6 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description: 
Brass shoe buckles excavated at a military camp in Manhattan; one has an arched, circular frame; the other two have been bent from their original shape.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5941.100-102
Gallery Label: 
These buckles were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, within the area of a British and Hessian camp between 168th and 171st Streets, west of Broadway. In the summer and fall of 1778, the Hessian Von Donop Regiment occupied the camp upon returning to New York after the British evacuation of Philadelphia. The British 38th Regiment occupied the camp during the summer of 1781.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33567
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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