Earthenware creamware fragment
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Earthenware fragment; creamware base with brown transfer printed design on interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
1921.37b
Gallery Label:
This fragment was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
19505
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creamware fragment lid
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Earthenware lid fragment; creamware with fluting, beading, and knob-shaped finial.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
1921.37m
Gallery Label:
This lid was found inside the hull of a ship uncovered in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
19504
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ceramic fragment bowl base
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 4 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Earthenware fragment; tin-glazed base with polychrome floral design on interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
1921.37g
Gallery Label:
This fragment was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
19503
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe buckle in envelope
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 1.6 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Brass shoe buckle; pierced, rounded rectangular frame with beaded and floral designs at corners.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
1921.29a
Gallery Label:
This buckle was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
19502
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brass object
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Brass object; conical.
Object Number:
INV.5716.1
Gallery Label:
This object was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit near a military camp and fort at Richmond, Staten Island. Built after the arrival of British forces under General William Howe in July, 1776, the fort was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
19402
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.6404.1
Gallery Label:
According to an attached tag, this cannonball was found by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War site in Washington Heights.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
19310
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1700-1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Brass button.
Object Number:
INV.6288.12
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this fragment was found at Maspeth in Queens, New York City. The label gave a date of January 15, 1929, but did not say whether the object was found on that date, or donated to the Society on that date.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
19289
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wine glass fragment
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 7 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass foot with partial stem.
Object Number:
INV.5806.1
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:
19103
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of Arrowheads (3)
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint, quartz
Dimensions:
largest: 2 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 5.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Flint or quartz arrowheads; one is white quartz and two are brown flint.
Credit Line:
Gift of Meredith Howland
Object Number:
1906.17a-c
Marks:
painted label: (1906.17a), on arrowhead: "1906.17a"
painted label: (1906.17b), on arrowhead: "1906.17b"
painted label: (1906.17c), on arrowhead: "1906.17c"
Gallery Label:
These arrowheads were found in Dutchess County, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
19063
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannon ball: 5 1/4 lbs.
Classification:
Date:
1730-1758
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 in. ( 8.6 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball; stamped with fleur-de-lis.
Credit Line:
Presented by Mr. Albert Almon, through Major Howland Pell
Object Number:
1935.109
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was found at Louisbourg, a French fortress on Cape Breton Island in Canada. Built in the early seventeenth century, the fort was captured in 1758 during the French and Indian War by British forces under General William Howe.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1758
eMuseum Object ID:
19060
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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