Spikes (2) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 1 3/4 x 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Iron spikes excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Object Number:
INV.5924.525-526
Gallery Label:
These spikes were excavated on October 6, 1936 by the Field Exploration Committee at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, at Payson Avenue and Beak Street in Washington Heights.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32828
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Stoneware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 3.8 x 2.9 x 1 cm )
Description:
Stoneware fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; gray salt-glazed with brown slip on interior.
Object Number:
INV.5924.524
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated on October 6, 1936 by the Field Exploration Committee at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, at Payson Avenue and Beak Street in Washington Heights. It was owned by soldiers, by a member of a soldier's family or another civilian living in the camp, or was obtained from local residents.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32826
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Bronze object excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 7.3 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Bronze object excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; thin, flat plate; rectangular with convex sides at one end; tapers into oval at other end; pierced with three holes, broken off at rectangular end.
Object Number:
INV.5924.523
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated on October 6, 1936 by the Field Exploration Committee at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, at Payson Avenue and Beak Street in Washington Heights. It was possibly part of a cheek guard for a soldier's hat.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32825
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Earthenware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 2 in. ( 3.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Earthenware fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; buff-bodied with clear glaze; body fragment.
Object Number:
INV.5924.522
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated on October 6, 1936 by the Field Exploration Committee at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, at Payson Avenue and Beak Street in Washington Heights. It was owned by soldiers, by a member of a soldier's family or by another civilian living in the camp, or was obtained from local residents.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32824
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Creamware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 3.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Creamware fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; rim fragment with underglazed red, green, and blue floral decoration; fluted interior.
Object Number:
INV.5924.521
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated on October 6, 1936 by the Field Exploration Committee at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues, and at 204th Street in Washington Heights. It was part of a plate, and was owned by soldiers, by a member of a soldier's family or by another civilian living in camp, or was obtained by from local residents.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32823
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Coin excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Copper coin excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Object Number:
INV.5924.520
Gallery Label:
This coin was excavated on October 6, 1936 by the Field Exploration Committee at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues, and at 204th Street in Washington Heights. It was probably used to pay a British soldier.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32822
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Button excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Brass button excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; disk engraved with floral decoration.
Object Number:
INV.5924.430
Gallery Label:
This button was excavated by Reginald Pelham Bolton and others prior to 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 button, decorated but unnumbered, belonged to a British, Hessian, or Loyalist general officer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32819
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British military buttons (6) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1770-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pewter military buttons excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; disks with the number or emblem of their regiment or corps in the center; three buttons have a rope border; one has a British crown above its corps emblem.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.421-426
Marks:
stamped: (421-423), on front of button: "17" (17th British Regiment, Leicestershire; privates' buttons)
stamped: (424), front: "RP" (Royal Provincials; possibly the King's Royal Regiment of New York; crown above emblem; private's button)
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others prior to 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. They were stored as part of the Reginald Pelham Bolton Collection in the Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue. The 17th Regiment garrisoned the camp during the winter of 1778-79, and was captured at Stony Point on July 15, 1779.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32816
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Plate for musket or pistol excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3/8 in. ( 3.8 x 1 cm )
Description:
Brass plate for musket or pistol excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; flat; one end is oval-shaped; the other end is rectangular; engraved floral decoration on front.
Object Number:
INV.5924.420
Gallery Label:
This plate was excavated by Reginald Pelham Bolton, William L. Calver, and others prior to or after the formation of the Field Exploration Committee at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues, and at 204th St. in Washington Heights. The plate was mounted on a musket or pistol, probably a decorated officer's weapon.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32814
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Stock plate for musket excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 in. ( 6.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Brass stock plate for musket excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; flat, curved plate which narrows to point at one end; hole for screw on back; inscribed.
Object Number:
INV.5924.419
Marks:
engraved: (419), on back: "P"
Gallery Label:
This plate was excavated by Reginald Pelham Bolton, William L. Calver, and others prior to or after the formation of the Field Exploration Committee at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues, and at 204th St. in Washington Heights. The plate was mounted on the stock of a musket.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32812
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