Fragment of bottle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 6.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Fragment of bottle excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; green glass; base fragment with ribbing on exterior.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.473
Gallery Label:
This bottle 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 bottle 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:
32545
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vial excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Classification:
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Vial excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; light green glass; flared lip with short, cylindrical neck; cylindrical body.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.472a-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 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 living in the camp, or was obtained from local residents.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32542
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragment of vial or bottle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Classification:
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Fragment of bottle excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; light green glass; flared lip and short, cylindrical neck.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.471
Gallery Label:
This glass 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 Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue. The bottle was owned by a soldier, by a member of a soldier's family or by another civilian in the camp, or was obtained from local residents.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
32540
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Ornament excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Brass ornament excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; flat oval with engraved floral decoration; two holes.
Object Number:
INV.5924.83
Gallery Label:
This ornament 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. It is possibly part of an ornament that went on a soldier's uniform or equipment.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
32539
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Ornament excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Classification:
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Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 5/8 in. ( 3.8 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass ornament excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; the top part is shell-shaped; bottom part is shaped with two scrolls.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.82
Gallery Label:
This ornament was excavated in November, 1914 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. It is probably part of an ornament that went on a soldier's cap or cartridge box. The ornament was stored as part of the Reginald Pelham Bolton Collection of Revolutionary War Relics in the Jumel Mansion.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
32537
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Ornament excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Classification:
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Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. ( 3.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Bronze ornament excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; shaped in a floral design with a fastener on back.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.81
Gallery Label:
This ornament was excavated in November, 1914 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. It was part of an ornament that went on a soldier's cap or cartridge-box. The ornament was stored as part of the Reginald Pelham Bolton Collection of Revolutionary War Relics in the Morris-Jumel Mansion.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
32536
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ornament excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Brass ornament excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; ornament is in the shape of a flame and has a fastener on back.
Object Number:
INV.5924.80
Gallery Label:
This ornament 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. It was part of an ornament that went on a British grenadier's belt or cap.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
32535
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Ornament excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Classification:
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Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Brass ornament excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; shield-shaped; decorated on one side with a branch and leaves border around a horseshoe and a small star; on the other side with a long, curved horn and a bell crisscrossed by an arrow and a rod or staff.
Object Number:
INV.5924.79
Gallery Label:
This ornament 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. It belonged to a British or Hessian soldier, or possibly a member of a soldier's family living in the camp. The ornament is possibly a medal, pendant, or part of a stickpin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
32533
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Iron band excavated at West Point
Classification:
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Iron band excavated at West Point.
Object Number:
INV.5925.326
Gallery Label:
This band was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at West Point, a series of forts and barracks in Orange County, New York built by the Continental Army in 1777. West Point was built to establish American control of the Hudson River, and to guard the Hudson Highlands from attack.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
32528
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Framed set of American military buttons (51) excavated at West Point
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Classification:
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Date:
1812-1830
Medium:
Brass, bronze, lead
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Brass, bronze, or lead buttons; military buttons have the number, emblem, or symbol of their regiment on front: twenty-four buttons have an eagle perched atop a cannon in center, with an inscription below at bottom; three buttons have an eagle grasping a banner, and flying over a castle; two buttons have a regiment number above a bugle in center, encircled by a border of stars; another button has an inscription encircled by a horn in center, surmounted by thirteen stars at top; one button has an eagle with an inscription inside a shield on its breast, grasping an olive branch with one claw and three arrows with the other; three lead buttons have a foliate inscription in center, above a star enclosed inside an oval at bottom; another lead button has an eagle in center, above an oval at bottom; two buttons have an eagle perched atop a branch in center, above an inscription at bottom; three buttons have a foliate inscription above a number in center, encircled by a border of stars; three other buttons have a foliate inscription in center, above an arrow enclosed inside an oval wreath at bottom; two buttons are decorated with a basket pattern, and have no regiment numbers or symbols.
Object Number:
INV.5925.81-131
Marks:
stamped: (81-82), front of button at bottom: "EXCELSIOR" (perching eagle on branch in center; worn by New York State soldiers)
stamped: (83-103), front at bottom: "CORPS" (eagle perched atop cannon; Corps of Artillery, c. 1820-21)
stamped: (105), front:
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit near a 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:
32521
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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