Bottle fragments (29)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Green body fragments.
Object Number:
INV.5802.52-80
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:
19058
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Barshot:5lb.square head type
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 34.9 x 7 cm )
Description:
Iron bar shot; two half-circles connected by bar.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.585
Gallery Label:
This bar shot was found by M. Ryan at Depot Lane in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Bar shot was a type of artillery ammunition that expanded when fired from a cannon.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
19007
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stone fragment
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description:
Stone fragment; red slate with fossilized impression of fern leaf.
Object Number:
INV.5703.1
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this stone was found at Jamaica in Queens, New York. The label gave a date of June 22, 1924, but did not clarify whether the objects were found on that date, or presented that day to the Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
18994
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brass objects (4) excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/4 x 3/8 in. ( 3.2 x 1 cm )
Description:
Brass objects; bullet-shaped head with short neck connected to triangular body.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6100.371-374
Gallery Label:
These objects were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a military hut at 182nd Street between Fort Washington and Bennett Avenues. The hut was built sometime after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and was probably occupied by officers of the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
18945
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (31)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Brass buttons.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6318.230-260
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at the British and Hessian camp on Laurel Hill at Fort George, in Washington Heights. They were housed for many years as part of the Reginald Pelham Bolton Collection of Revolutionary War Relics in the Jumel Mansion, on 160th Street and Edgecomb Ave. The buttons were not stamped with regiment numbers, indicating that they belonged to Hessians. The Erb-Prinz Regiment camped at the site from at least July, 1778 until 1781.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
18943
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Projectile point
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Quartz
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 in. ( 5.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Quartz projectile point.
Object Number:
INV.6288.8
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this fragment was found at Maspeth in Queens, New York City. The label gave a date of July, 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:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
18901
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bayonet found in New York City
Classification:
Date:
1775-1815
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 1 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 27.9 x 3.2 x 6 cm )
Description:
Iron bayonet; triangular blade which is flat on top; connected by curving elbow to cylindrical socket with collar at base; point of blade is broken off.
Credit Line:
Gift of John D. Crimmins, 1893
Object Number:
1893.5f
Gallery Label:
This bayonet was found in February, 1893 inside the buried hulk of a vessel during digging for a power house on the cable road at Front Street, between Broad and Whitehall Streets in lower Manhattan. The ship was probably sunk as ballast for landfill sometime between 1770 and 1820.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
18713
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Indian Stone ax head or adze
Classification:
Date:
Late Woodland period
Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 5 in. ( 23.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Stone axe head; roughly triangular blade with rounded point; grooved band above rounded base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Waldron B. Post
Object Number:
1845.3
Gallery Label:
This ax head was found at Throg's Neck in the Bronx, New York. Because of its large size, it may have been a ceremonial object.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18445
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1700-1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass button; cross with star in center.
Object Number:
INV.6288.11
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:
17896
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy lamb
Classification:
Date:
1760-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 4 x 3/4 in. ( 5.1 x 10.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
White earthenware lamb.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6100.20
Gallery Label:
This toy was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the barracks were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
17452
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.



