Fragment of cup
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 3.2 x 6 cm )
Description:
Delftware cup base.
Object Number:
INV.5608.108
Marks:
handwritten: bottom: "1912"
Gallery Label:
This cup was excavated in 1912 by Reginald P. Bolton and others from the floors of twenty huts that were built onto the side of a hill that once stood on the east side of Broadway at Arden Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
28622
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Knife blades (5)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 10 x 1 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Iron knife blades.
Object Number:
INV.5608.109-113
Gallery Label:
These knives were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from the floors of twenty huts that were built onto the side of a hill that once stood on the east side of Broadway at Arden Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
28621
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon bowl
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Pewter spoon bowl.
Object Number:
INV.5608.118
Gallery Label:
This spoon was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from the floors of twenty huts that were built onto the side of a hill that once stood on the east side of Broadway at Arden Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
28384
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Glass fragments (14)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
largest: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 7 cm )
Description:
Glass fragments; colorless rims.
Object Number:
INV.5802.27-40
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, these fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War site in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The label did not identify the site.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
28057
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle fragment
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 4.1 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Green cylindrical neck with lip.
Object Number:
INV.5802.42
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War site in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The label did not identify the site.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
28023
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle fragment
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 5.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Green cylindrical neck with lip.
Object Number:
INV.5802.41
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War site in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The label did not identify the site.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
27991
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fork excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 17.8 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Iron fork excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; fork has three narrow tines.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5924.71
Gallery Label:
This fork was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before the formation of 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:
27574
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle fragments (2)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Green bases; one with flat-sided body fragment.
Object Number:
INV.5802.23-24
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, these fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War site in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The label did not identify the site.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
27471
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle fragments (2)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 4.1 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Green shoulders with cylindrical necks and flat, flaring lips.
Object Number:
INV.5802.25-26
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, these fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War site in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The label did not identify the site.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
27469
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6349.3
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this cannonball was found by "Libbey" at Fort Tryon, at 192nd Street and Fort Washington Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
27326
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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