Button excavated at West Point

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
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Date: 
1790-1820
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Pewter button excavated at West Point; disk-shaped.
Object Number: 
INV.5925.325
Gallery Label: 
This button was excavated on May 17, 1931 by the Field Exploration Committee from Fort Putnam 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: 
32491
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Sleeve-link excavated at West Point

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
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Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/8 in. ( 1 cm )
Description: 
Brass sleeve-link excavated at West Point; disk decorated with engraved floral design; oval-shaped link attached to looped fastener on back.
Object Number: 
INV.5925.324
Gallery Label: 
This sleeve-link was excavated in 1923 by the Field Exploration Committee from the refuse pit of the Revolutionary War barracks at West Point, a citadel 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. The sleeve-link belonged to an officer, and may have been made in France and sent as part of military aid shipments.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32489
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Framed set of American military buttons (44) excavated at West Point

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
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Date: 
1775-1783
Medium: 
Pewter, bronze, brass
Dimensions: 
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Pewter, bronze, or brass buttons; military buttons have the number, symbol, or emblem of their regiment on front; one military button has a thin brass face with a cannon, and a flying flag with a Union Jack in the upper left corner; all other military buttons are of solid pewter: one has an anchor; one has two crossed swords below its regiment number; three have a skull and crossbones below their number; two buttons have a crown above their emblem; other buttons have no regiment numbers or symbols: one bronze and one pewter button are decorated with a basket pattern; another bronze button also has a decorative design; five buttons are undecorated.
Object Number: 
INV.5925.1-44
Marks: 
stamped: (9-17), front of button: "USA" (Continental Army buttons) stamped: (23), front: "3" stamped: (26), front: "3.C.R." (3rd Connecticut Regiment; coat button) stamped: (28), front: "2" (probably 2nd Connecticut Regiment) stamped: (29), front: "RM
Gallery Label: 
These buttons were excavated in 1923 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse dump near the Revolutionary War 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 privates who garrisoned West Point. The button with the anchor was worn by a private in the Continental Navy, and the button with the cannon was worn by an artilleryman. Officers may have worn the decorated buttons.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32479
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Clay tobacco pipe fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
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Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Clay
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/4 x 7/8 in. ( 4.4 x 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Clay tobacco pipe fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; bowl fragment.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5924.457
Gallery Label: 
This pipe fragment was excavated in 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 St. in Washington Heights. It was stored with the Reginald Pelham Bolton Collection in the Morris-Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue in Manhattan. The absence of tobacco residue inside the bowl indicates that the pipe had not been smoked.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32477
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Clay tobacco pipe fragments (3) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Clay
Dimensions: 
largest: 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Clay tobacco pipe fragments excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; bowl fragments; one inscribed with maker's mark and another with a cross inside a shield or coat of arms.
Object Number: 
INV.5924.454-456
Marks: 
stamped: (455), on bowl: "T.D."
Gallery Label: 
These pipe fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before 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. Tobacco residue on the interior of one of the bowl fragments (No. 456) indicates that it has been smoked.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32476
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Clay tobacco pipe fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Clay
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Clay tobacco pipe fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; bowl fragment inscribed with maker's mark.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5924.453
Marks: 
stamped: (453), on bowl: "T.D."
Gallery Label: 
This pipe fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, 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 St. in Washington Heights. The pipe was owned by a soldier, and tobacco residue on the interior of the bowl indicates that it has been smoked.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32472
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Jew's harp excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 7 x 5.4 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Iron Jew's harp excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; lyre-shaped, with wide circular body and two short arms extending from it.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5924.452
Gallery Label: 
This Jew's harp was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, 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 St. in Washington Heights. Jew's harps were instruments that were held between the lips, and produced tones when a metal strip was tapped with a finger.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32469
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Spoon handle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1775
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/4 x 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 8.3 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description: 
Pewter spoon handle excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; tapered handle; inscribed on bottom.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5924.70
Marks: 
stamped: (70), bottom of handle: "X..." (there is a symbol or letter above the X)
Gallery Label: 
This spoon handle 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: 
32467
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Spoon handles (3) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1775
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
largest: 3 x 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 7.6 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description: 
Pewter spoon handles excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; two handles are tapered, one with a flared end and an engraved circle; one is fiddle-shaped.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.5924.67-69
Gallery Label: 
These handles 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 204th and Academy Streets in Washington Heights. The spoons were used as eating utensils by soldiers.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1775
eMuseum Object ID: 
32465
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Spoon handles (2) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
ARCHAEOLOGY
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1760-1775
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
largest: 2 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Pewter spoon handles excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; one handle is tapered.
Object Number: 
INV.5924.65-66
Gallery Label: 
These spoon handles were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee, 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: 
32463
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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