Fragment of flip excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Fragment of flip excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; colorless glass; cylindrical base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.479
Gallery Label:
This flip was excavated on May 6, 1917 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. It was stored with the Reginald Bolton Collection in the Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue. The flip was owned by a soldier, by a member of a soldier's family or by another civilian, or was obtained from local residents.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32583
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragment of flip excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 3.2 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Fragment of flip excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; colorless glass; cylindrical base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.478
Gallery Label:
This flip was excavated on May 14, 1916 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. It was stored with the Reginald Bolton Collection in the Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue. The flip was owned by a soldier, by a member of a soldier's family or by another civilian in camp, or was obtained from residents.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32581
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vial excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 1 in. ( 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Vial excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; aquamarine glass; flared lip with short cylindrical neck, sloping shoulder, and cylindrical body.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.477a-e
Gallery Label:
This vial 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. It was stored with the Reginald Bolton Collection in the Morris-Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue. The vial was owned by a soldier, by a member of a soldier's family or by another civilian in camp, or was obtained from local residents.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32579
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Musket cock fragment
Classification:
Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 6 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Iron musket cock 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.5924.106
Gallery Label:
This 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 204th and Academy Streets in Washington Heights.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
32574
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing needles (qty. 2) from British Revolutionary War camp, New York, NY
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Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Bronze, iron
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Bronze or iron needles excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Object Number:
INV.5924.104-105
Gallery Label:
These needles were 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. They were probably used by a regimental tailor, by a member of a soldier's family living in the camp, or by a woman working in the camp.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
32573
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sword guard excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 10.8 x 3.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Brass sword guard excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; arched knuckle bow decorated with human figure on both sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.103
Gallery Label:
This sword guard 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 204th and Academy Streets in Washington Heights. All Hessian infantry privates were allowed to carry swords, although among enlisted men in the British infantry, only grenadiers and sergeants could carry them. Most British and Hessian officers also carried swords.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
32571
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Belt buckles (5) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Brass, iron
Dimensions:
largest: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 4.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Brass belt buckles excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; rectangular frames; one has circular frame; two have iron tongues.
Object Number:
INV.5924.84-88
Gallery Label:
These buckles were 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:
32570
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (3) excavated at West Point
Classification:
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Bone
Dimensions:
largest: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description:
Bone buttons excavated at West Point; disk-shaped; two are pierced with one hole in center; other button has five holes.
Object Number:
INV.5925.352-354
Gallery Label:
These buttons were 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. The buttons are of the type worn by American soldiers during and after the War of 1812.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
32566
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (25) excavated at West Point
Classification:
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Brass, bronze, pewter, gilt, copper, tin
Dimensions:
largest: 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass, bronze, pewter, or gilded, or tin buttons excavated at West Point; ten buttons are hollow and dome-shaped, and one of the buttons is pierced with a foliate design; the other buttons are solid and disk-shaped; eight disk-shaped buttons have an emblem and symbol of their regiment or corps; two of these have an eagle perched atop a cannon; one is inscribed in foliate script; and five others have a flying eagle grasping arrows; two buttons are inscribed on back.
Object Number:
INV.5925.327-351
Marks:
stamped: (337-41), front of button: "A" (design of eagle grasping arrows; probably artillery buttons, c. 1820-25)
stamped: (342), front of button: "LA" (foliate script; Light Artillery, c. 1808-1812)
stamped: (343-44), front of button: "CORPS" (eagle pe
Gallery Label:
These buttons were 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. The buttons are of the type worn by American soldiers during and after the War of 1812.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
32561
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Drinking glass fragments (3) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
largest: 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 5.7 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Drinking glass fragments excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; colorless glass; three stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.474-476
Gallery Label:
These stems 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. The glasses were owned by soldiers, by a member of a soldier's family or by another civilian living in the camp, or were obtained from local residents.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32547
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.


