Cannonball ball 5 1/2 lbs.
Classification:
Date:
1660-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 in. ( 8.9 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur E. Marsh
Object Number:
1905.303
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was found by the donor about 12 feet below Cortlandt Street, between Church Street and Broadway, near excavations for an addition to the Telephone Building.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
17032
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Earthenware fragment
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 4.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Earthenware fragment; curved and red, packed with small pebbles.
Credit Line:
Gift of J.W. Knevel
Object Number:
1849.3
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this fragment was found at Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
16780
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ramrod
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 x 1/2 in. ( 116.8 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Iron ramrod; button-head.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.1251
Gallery Label:
This ramrod was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War military site in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
13904
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle fragment
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 4.8 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless shoulder with neck.
Object Number:
INV.5802.44
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:
13598
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vial fragment
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 1 in. ( 1.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless base.
Object Number:
INV.5802.43
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:
13597
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Projectile knife point
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Flint projectile point; roughly triangular black point with tang.
Credit Line:
Gift of Meredith Howland
Object Number:
1906.16
Gallery Label:
This point was found in Dutchess County, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
13558
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.6349.2
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:
13458
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sleeve or cuff-link
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 0.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Oval bronze link.
Object Number:
INV.5716.70
Gallery Label:
This link 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. The link may have been worn on the shirtsleeve or cuff of an officer or a civilian living in the camp.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
13308
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Grapeshot
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Iron grapeshot.
Object Number:
INV.6476.1
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
13227
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pewter buttons (5) excavated at Sneeden's Landing
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1775-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Pewter buttons.
Object Number:
INV.6227.80-84
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Sneeden's Landing, a blockhouse on the west side of the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York. Built in 1780 by a French officer, the blockhouse was garrisoned by Continental Army and French troops.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
12564
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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