Framed set of lead pencils (15) excavated at Revolutionary War sites

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Lead
Dimensions: 
largest: 4 3/4 x 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 12.1 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Lead pencils; thin rectangular bars or cylinders; many are pointed at one end; one pencil has a hole.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
1947.281.1-15
Gallery Label: 
These pencils were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at British forts and camps in New York City, including Fort Washington and the camp at the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan, and the camp of the Emmerich Chasseurs at Kingsbridge in the Bronx. Soldiers probably made many of the pencils by hammering and flattening musket balls, and used the pencils to write letters. Engineers may have used the pencils to draft plans and maps.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32234
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Button found in Nova Scotia

Classification: 
Date: 
1730-1783
Medium: 
Brass or bronze
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Brass or bronze button found in Nova Scotia, Canada; disk-shaped.
Object Number: 
INV.5783.1
Gallery Label: 
This button was found at Digby in Nova Scotia, Canada, in August 1929. The button is probably a gaiter button used on leggings, possibly leggings from a military uniform.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32214
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Ox shoe excavated at an American Revolutionary War site

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 10.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description: 
Iron nail and spikes excavated at the American Revolutionary War barracks on Mount Independence, Vermont.
Object Number: 
INV.5782.4
Gallery Label: 
This ox shoe was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at the American Revolutionary War barracks on Mount Independence in Vermont, near the border between Vermont and New York.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32213
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Framed set of military buttons (37)

Classification: 
Date: 
1770-1783
Medium: 
Pewter, brass
Dimensions: 
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Pewter or brass military buttons; one brass button is decorated with a star on front; all other buttons are pewter with the number, emblem, or symbol of their regiment on front: two have three feathers above their regiment number; many buttons have crowns above their regiment numbers, and roped or corded border designs.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
1947.288.1-37
Marks: 
stamped: (1-3), on front of button: "35" (35th Foot, Royal Sussex Regiment) stamped: (4-10), front: "57" (57th Foot, West Middlesex Regiment) stamped: (11-12), front: "2/AMER" (2nd American Regiment) stamped: stamped: (13-14), front: "44" (44th Foot,
Gallery Label: 
These military buttons were found by Police Inspector Moses Cortright at Fort Washington and in the military camp at Fort George. Fort Washington, at 183rd Street and Pinehurst Avenue, was garrisoned by British forces from November 16, 1776 until evacuation in 1783. The camp, at 190th Street and Audobon Avenue, was also occupied until evacuation. The buttons were worn on the uniforms of British or Loyalist privates.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32184
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Flint projectile points (2) excavated at Fort Ticonderoga

Classification: 
Date: 
1600-1783
Medium: 
Flint
Dimensions: 
largest: 2 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 5.1 x 1.9 x 1 cm )
Description: 
Flint projectile points excavated at Fort Ticonderoga; the smaller point is triangular.
Object Number: 
INV.5778.26-27
Gallery Label: 
These projectile points were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee in July, 1929 at Fort Ticonderoga, at Lake Champlain in New York. Built by the French in 1755, the fort was destroyed in 1759 in anticipation of capture by General Amherst. Rebuilt as Ticonderoga, it was captured on May 10, 1775 by the Green Mountain Boys under Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold, and recaptured by General Burgoyne in June, 1777. The points are probably arrowheads.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32178
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Nail and spikes (3) excavated at an American Revolutionary War site

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
largest: 3 x 1/4 in. ( 7.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Iron nail and spikes excavated at the American Revolutionary War barracks on Mount Independence, Vermont.
Object Number: 
INV.5782.1-3
Gallery Label: 
These objects were excavated on October 2, 1925 by the Field Exploration Committee at the American Revolutionary War barracks on Mount Independence in Vermont, near the border between Vermont and New York.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32171
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brick fragment excavated at Fort Ticonderoga

Classification: 
Date: 
1750-1783
Medium: 
Clay
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 8.9 x 8.9 x 4.4 cm )
Description: 
Brick fragment excavated at Fort Ticonderoga; red brick.
Object Number: 
INV.5778.64
Gallery Label: 
This brick fragment was excavated in October, 1935 by the Field Exploration Committee at Fort Ticonderoga, on Lake Champlain in New York. Built by the French in 1755 and named Carillon, the fort was destroyed in 1759. Rebuilt as Ticonderoga, it was captured on May 10, 1775 by the Green Mountain Boys, under Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, and recaptured by General Burgoyne in June, 1777. The brick was part of a structure inside the fort, possibly the headquarters built for General Burgoyne.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32140
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bottleglass fragments (3) excavated at Fort Ticonderoga

Classification: 
Date: 
1740-1783
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
largest: 3 1/8 x 2 x 1/4 in. ( 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Bottleglass fragments excavated at Fort Ticonderoga; green glass; body fragments.
Object Number: 
INV.5778.61-63
Gallery Label: 
These fragments were excavated on September 30, 1935 by the Field Exploration Committee on the shore of Lake Champlain below Fort Ticonderoga, in New York. Built by the French in 1755 and named Carillon, the fort was destroyed in 1759 in anticipation of capture. Rebuilt as Ticonderoga, it was captured on May 10, 1775 by the Green Mountain Boys, under Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold, and recaptured by General Burgoyne in June, 1777. The fragments were part of wine or liquor bottles.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32139
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Drinking glass fragment excavated at Fort Ticonderoga

Classification: 
Date: 
1740-1783
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 x 3/8 in. ( 3.8 x 2.5 x 1 cm )
Description: 
Drinking glass fragment excavated at Fort Ticonderoga; colorless glass; stem fragment with collar and partial foot.
Object Number: 
INV.5778.60
Gallery Label: 
This fragment was excavated on September 30, 1935 by the Field Exploration Committee on the shore of Lake Champlain below Fort Ticonderoga, in New York. Built by the French in 1755 and named Carillon, the fort was destroyed in 1759 in anticipation of capture. Rebuilt as Ticonderoga, it was captured on May 10, 1775 by the Green Mountain Boys, under Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, and recaptured by General Burgoyne in June, 1777. The fragment was part of a drinking glass, probably for wine.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32136
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Ceramics (7) excavated at Fort Ticonderoga

Classification: 
Date: 
1740-1783
Medium: 
Earthenware, stoneware
Dimensions: 
largest: 3 x 1 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description: 
Ceramics excavated at Fort Ticonderoga; includes gray and buff-bodied stoneware body fragments with brown slip, a white-glazed redware body fragment, a redware base fragment, and a creamware body fragment with green vegetable decoration.
Object Number: 
INV.5778.53-59
Gallery Label: 
These ceramics were excavated on September 30, 1935 by the Field Exploration Committee on the shore of Lake Champlain below Fort Ticonderoga, in New York. Built by the French in 1755 and named Carillon, the fort was destroyed in 1759 in anticipation of capture by General Amherst. Rebuilt as Ticonderoga, it was captured on May 10, 1775 by the Green Mountain Boys, under the command of Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold, and recaptured by General Burgoyne's army in June, 1777.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
32134
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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