Strainer fragments excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Classification:
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 4.4 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Brass strainer fragments excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Object Number:
INV.5924.433a-c
Gallery Label:
This strainer was excavated by Reginald Pelham Bolton 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 at 204th St. in Washington Heights. The strainer was probably part of a wine decanter and was the personal property of a British or Hessian officer, or was obtained from local civilians.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32856
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brass object excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Brass object excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; small rectangular bridge-shaped object with engraved floral decoration.
Object Number:
INV.5924.432
Gallery Label:
This object was excavated by Reginald Pelham Bolton 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 at 204th St. in Washington Heights. The object is possibly a brass mount for an officer's decorated musket or pistol.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32853
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tack excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 1.6 x 1 cm )
Description:
Brass tack excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Object Number:
INV.5924.431
Gallery Label:
This tack was excavated by Reginald Pelham Bolton 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 at 204th St. in Washington Heights.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32852
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Framed set of buttons and coin (75) excavated at West Point
Classification:
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Date:
1810-1830
Medium:
Brass, bronze, tin, pewter, ivory, copper, bone
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Brass, bronze, tin, pewter, ivory, or bone buttons; military buttons have the number, emblem, or symbol of their regiment on front: nineteen buttons have an eagle perched atop a cannon; four lead buttons have a foliate inscription in the center above a small oval enclosing a regiment number at bottom; one lead button has an eagle in the center above a small oval enclosing a number at bottom; three other lead buttons have eagles; five buttons have an eagle with an inscription inside a shield on its breast, grasping an olive branch in one claw and three arrows in the other; three buttons have an eagle grasping a banner in its claws and flying over a castle; one button has a bugle in center, encircled by a border of stars; seven other buttons have foliate inscriptions; thirty-one buttons have no numbers, symbols, or decorations: four bone and one ivory button; one pewter and three lead buttons; six buttons have inscriptions on back; a copper coin has a female profile bust on front with an inscription inside a fillet, bust is encircled by a border of thirteen stars.
Object Number:
INV.5925.364-438
Marks:
stamped: (369), front of coin, inside fillet: "LIBERTY"; front, at bottom: "1816"
stamped: (370), on back of button: "........LONDON"
stamped: (371), on back of button: "BEST ORANGE LONDON 23"
stamped: (372), on back of button: "L. H. &. S. EXTRA RIC
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse pit near an early nineteenth-century barracks at West Point, a series of forts and barracks built in Orange County, New York by the Continental Army. The military buttons were worn on the uniforms of United States Army soldiers stationed at West Point, which became the seat of the United States Military Academy in 1802.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
32841
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lead fragment excavated at West Point
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Lead fragment excavated at West Point; small, flat lead strip which has been folded into a U-shape.
Object Number:
INV.5925.239
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from the refuse pit of the Revolutionary War barracks at West Point, a series of barracks and forts built in Orange County, New York by the Continental Army in 1777. West Point was built to establish control of the Hudson River. The fragment was used as a sheath for gunflints.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32840
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stoneware fragment excavated at West Point
Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 x 1/8 in. ( 1.3 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Stoneware fragment excavated at West Point; white salt-glazed with scratch-blue decoration.
Object Number:
INV.5925.238
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from the refuse pit of the Revolutionary War barracks at West Point, a series of barracks and forts built in Orange County, New York by the Continental Army in 1777. West Point was built to establish control of the Hudson River.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32838
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gunflints (16) excavated at West Point
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 3.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Gunflints excavated at West Point.
Object Number:
INV.5925.222-237
Gallery Label:
These flints were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from the refuse pit of the Revolutionary War barracks at West Point, a series of barracks and forts built in Orange County, New York by the Continental Army in 1777. West Point was built to establish control of the Hudson River.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32837
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sleeve-link excavated at West Point
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Pewter sleeve-link excavated at West Point; oval-shaped with embossed design in center.
Object Number:
INV.5925.221
Gallery Label:
This sleeve-link was excavated in 1924 by the Field Exploration Committee from the refuse pit of the Revolutionary War barracks at West Point, a series of barracks and forts built in Orange County, New York by the Continental Army in 1777. West Point was built to establish control of the Hudson River. Decorated accessories such as sleeve-links were usually worn by officers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32833
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flattened musket ball excavated at West Point
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Lead musket ball excavated at West Point; musket ball has been flattened into a circle.
Object Number:
INV.5925.241
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from Fort Wyllis at West Point, a series of barracks and forts built in Orange County, New York by the Continental Army in 1777. West Point was built to establish control of the Hudson River.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32832
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (16) excavated at West Point
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Pewter, brass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pewter or brass buttons excavated at West Point; large or small disks; two buttons have floral decorations and one has roped border design; one button is octagon-shaped with a beaded border design; the brass button has a small circle of engraved lines in the center.
Object Number:
INV.5925.205-220
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated in 1924 by the Field Exploration Committee from the refuse pit of the Revolutionary War barracks at West Point, a series of barracks and forts built in Orange County, New York by the Continental Army in 1777. West Point was built to establish control of the Hudson River. The buttons were worn by soldiers, and some were possibly exported from France as part of the military aid sent to America after 1777.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32831
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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