Button fragments (2) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Wood
Dimensions: 
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Wood button fragments.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5941.9-10
Gallery Label: 
These fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at 170th Street near Fort Washington Avenue, within the area of a military camp that extended west of Broadway between 168th and 171st Streets. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33225
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Framed set of American military buttons (28)

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1775-1783
Medium: 
Pewter, brass, silver, wood
Dimensions: 
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Pewter, brass, or silver buttons; three brass buttons are decorated with floral designs; one pewter button has a beaded design; one pewter disk has an engraved inscription on front and a scalloped edge; military buttons have the number, emblem, or symbol of their regiment on front: three buttons have a thin brass face with a cannon and a flying flag with a Union Jack in the upper left corner; another brass button has a thin face with a mortar; one button has a wood back and a thin silver face with two crossed swords at bottom below the regiment number; another button has a wood back and a thin pewter face; all other military buttons are solid pewter.
Object Number: 
INV.5942.1-28
Marks: 
stamped: (1), front of button: "USA" (Continental Army; thin pewter face; officer's coat button) stamped: (2-5), front: "USA" (Continental Army) stamped: (6), front: "1" (probably the 1st Connecticut Regiment; coat) stamped: (7), front: "2" (probably 2
Gallery Label: 
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at forts and camps in New York City and in the Hudson Highlands of New York. Most of the buttons were worn on the uniforms of Continental Army officers and privates who garrisoned West Point and other camps in the Highlands. The officers' buttons were manufactured in France. A button worn by a New Jersey private was found at 195th Street and Broadway, near a British Army sanitary camp at 196th Street and Broadway.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33201
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Buttons (5) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Pewter buttons; three are solid and two are hollow.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5941.4-8
Gallery Label: 
These buttons were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at 170th Street near Fort Washington Avenue, within the area of a military camp that extended west of Broadway between 168th and 171st Streets. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The buttons were worn on coats or vests.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33179
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Military button

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1775-1783
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 0.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Pewter button; flat disk with regiment number stamped on front..
Object Number: 
INV.5716.51
Marks: 
stamped: front: "32" (32nd British Regt.)
Gallery Label: 
This button was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit near a military camp and fort at Richmond, Staten Island. Built after the arrival of British forces under General William Howe in July, 1776, the fort was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The button was worn on the uniform of a private in the 32nd British Regiment.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33161
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Coins (2) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1740-1783
Medium: 
Copper
Dimensions: 
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Copper coins; embossed on front with a profile bust.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5941.2-3
Gallery Label: 
These coins were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at 170th Street near Fort Washington Avenue, within the area of a military camp that extended west of Broadway between 168th and 171st Streets. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The coins probably belonged to British soldiers.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33139
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Button excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Tin
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Tin button.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5941.1
Gallery Label: 
This button was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others on 170th St., within the area of a military camp that extended west of Broadway between 168th and 171st Streets. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The button was probably worn on a coat or cloak.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33134
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Framed set of bone buttons, fragments, and button molds (47) excavated at a Revo

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1776-1783
Medium: 
Bone
Dimensions: 
largest: 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 9.5 x 7 cm )
Description: 
Bone buttons, fragments, and button molds; buttons are disk-shaped with one hole pierced through their center; the button molds are flat strips of bone with circular cutouts.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
1947.276.1-47
Gallery Label: 
These buttons were found in 1903 by William L. Calver at 168th Street, within the area of a military camp that extended west of Broadway between 168th and 171st Streets. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The soldiers cut flat strips from animal bones, and shaped buttons in the strips using a sharp tool.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
33099
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Knee-breech buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1775
Medium: 
Brass, iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 4.1 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Brass and iron knee-breech buckle excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; rectangular frame with iron tongue.
Object Number: 
INV.5924.98
Gallery Label: 
This buckle was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others prior to 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 and Academy Streets in Washington Heights.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1775
eMuseum Object ID: 
33022
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Knee-breech buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1775
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 in. ( 3.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Pewter knee-breech buckle excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; rectangular frame.
Object Number: 
INV.5924.97
Gallery Label: 
This buckle was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others prior to 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 and Academy Streets in Washington Heights.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1775
eMuseum Object ID: 
33021
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Knee-breech buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1775
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 2.2 x 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Iron knee-breech buckle excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; square frame.
Object Number: 
INV.5924.96
Gallery Label: 
This buckle was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others prior to 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 and Academy Streets in Washington Heights.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1775
eMuseum Object ID: 
33018
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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