Knee breech buckles (6) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Bronze, iron, pewter
Dimensions:
largest: 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 4.1 x 3.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Bronze, iron, or pewter knee-breech buckles excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; rectangular or square frames; one buckle has an iron tongue.
Object Number:
INV.5924.93-98
Gallery Label:
These buckles were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others prior to or after the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, 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:
7407
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Knife blade
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 8.9 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Flint knife blade; black, leaf-shaped blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ms. Eva L. Guernsey
Object Number:
1941.1204
Gallery Label:
This blade was found in Oswego County, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
7295
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Arrowhead
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Quartz
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Quartz arrowhead; triangular point with tang.
Credit Line:
Gift of D.H. Pell Secor
Object Number:
1864.10
Gallery Label:
This arrowhead was found at the foot of east 66th Street near the bank of the East River in Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
7294
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stone net sinker
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Stone net sinker; circular stone with band running across it.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. W. Hunting Howell and Mrs. Robert Strong Adams
Object Number:
1950.297
Gallery Label:
This net sinker was found somewhere in the northeastern United States.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
7292
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spear point
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Flint spear point; gray-brown color with triangular point and tang.
Credit Line:
Gift of Meredith Howland
Object Number:
1906.14
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this spear point was found in 1845 at Flushing in Queens, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
7289
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Glass fragments (80)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless body fragments.
Object Number:
INV.5802.81-160
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:
7241
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 in. ( 8.6 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
1892.9
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
7231
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Glass fragment
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless, paneled body.
Object Number:
INV.5802.161
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:
7187
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pestle
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 36.5 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Stone pestle; long and cylindrical. Evidence of use as tool.
Credit Line:
Gift of William Endicott
Object Number:
1848.86
Gallery Label:
This Indian pestle was plowed up near Boston, MA.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
7186
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of Knife blades (2)
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
largest: 3 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Flint knife blades; brown, triangular blades.
Credit Line:
Gift of Meredith Howland
Object Number:
1906.13ab
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these blades were found in 1845 at Flushing in Queens, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
7185
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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