Heel plate fragment from shoe excavated at West Point

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 7 cm )
Description: 
Iron heel plate fragment from shoe excavated at West Point; U-shaped with three holes.
Object Number: 
INV.5925.193
Gallery Label: 
This heel plate was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from the refuse pit of the Revolutionary War barracks at West Point, a series of barracks and redoubts built in Orange County, New York by the Continental Army in 1777. West Point was built to control the Hudson River, and to guard the Hudson Highlands from an attack by the British Army stationed in New York City. The plate was part of a soldier's shoe.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32716
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Heel plate fragment from shoe excavated at West Point

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 6.4 x 5.7 cm )
Description: 
Iron heel plate fragment from shoe excavated at West Point; U-shaped with two holes.
Object Number: 
INV.5925.192
Gallery Label: 
This heel plate was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from Redoubt Number Four at West Point, a series of barracks and redoubts built in Orange County, New York by the Continental Army in 1777. West Point was built to control the Hudson River, and to guard the Hudson Highlands from an attack by the British Army stationed in New York City. The plate was part of a soldier's shoe.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32714
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Buckle excavated at West Point

Classification: 
Date: 
1790-1815
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 7 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description: 
Brass buckle excavated at West Point; rectangular frame with chape.
Object Number: 
INV.5925.191
Gallery Label: 
This buckle was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse pit near the nineteenth-century 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 control the Hudson River, and to guard the Hudson Highlands from an attack by the British Army stationed in New York City. The buckle was probably worn on a soldier's waist-belt.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1815
eMuseum Object ID: 
32712
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Earthenware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1740-1783
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description: 
Earthenware fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; buff-bodied with clear glaze and brown slip lines; body fragment.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5924.501
Gallery Label: 
This fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others before 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 Street in Washington Heights. They were stored with the Reginald Bolton Collection in the Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue. They were owned by soldiers, by a member of a soldier's family or by another civilian in camp, or were obtained from local residents.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32708
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Delftware fragments (6) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1740-1783
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
largest: 1 x 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 1 cm )
Description: 
Delftware fragments excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; two body fragments with manganese decoration; one body and one brim fragment with blue floral decoration; one body and one base fragment with red, yellow, and green floral decoration.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5924.495-500
Gallery Label: 
These fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others before 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 Street in Washington Heights. They were stored with the Reginald Bolton Collection in the Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue. They were owned by soldiers, by a member of a soldier's family, or were obtained from civilians. The brim fragment was part of a plate.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32704
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Iron object excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1775
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 5/8 x 1 x 7/8 in. ( 14.3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Iron object excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; spike-shaped.
Object Number: 
INV.5924.112
Gallery Label: 
This object 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 at 204th St. in Washington Heights. It is probably the butt-end of a pike.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1775
eMuseum Object ID: 
32701
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Grapeshot excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1775
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Iron grapeshot excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5924.111
Gallery Label: 
This grapeshot was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, 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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1775
eMuseum Object ID: 
32699
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Fragments of musket barrel excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1775
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 in. ( 8.3 x 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Iron musket barrel fragments excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5924.110ab
Gallery Label: 
These musket fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, 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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1775
eMuseum Object ID: 
32697
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Fragment of musket barrel excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1775
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 3.5 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Iron musket barrel fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5924.109
Gallery Label: 
This musket fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, 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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1775
eMuseum Object ID: 
32696
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Iron object excavated at West Point

Classification: 
Date: 
1790-1820
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Iron object excavated at West Point; disk-shaped with serrated points on edge.
Object Number: 
INV.5925.356
Gallery Label: 
This object was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse dump near the nineteenth-century barracks at West Point, a series of forts and barracks in Orange County, New York built by the Continental Army in 1777.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1820
eMuseum Object ID: 
32693
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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