Lead fragment
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Lead fragment; flat strip with raised lettering.
Object Number:
INV.6708.4
Marks:
stamped: "AR....ES..& CARTER/DRAWERS/LIVERPOOL"
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this object was found at 151st and 152nd Avenues in Queens, New York. The label gave a date of June 12, 1927, but did not clarify whether the object was found on that date, or presented that day to the Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40701
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe buckle
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 in. ( 6 cm )
Description:
Brass shoe buckle; rounded frame.
Object Number:
INV.6708.3
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this buckle was found at 151st and 152nd Avenues in Queens, New York. The label gave a date of June 12, 1927, but did not clarify whether the object was found on that date, or presented that day to the Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40700
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco pipe
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Clay
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Clay tobacco pipe fragment; bowl with heel and partial stem.
Object Number:
INV.6708.2
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this button was found at 151st and 152nd Avenues in Queens, New York. The label gave a date of June 12, 1927, but did not clarify whether the object was found on that date, or presented that day to the Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40699
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Brass button; domed.
Object Number:
INV.6708.1
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this button was found at 151st and 152nd Avenues in Queens, New York. The label gave a date of June 12, 1927, but did not clarify whether the object was found on that date, or presented that day to the Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40698
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco pipe fragment
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Clay
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 4.4 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Clay tobacco pipe fragment; bowl with ribbing under rim and partial stem.
Object Number:
INV.5704.13
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this pipe was found at Kings Highway and Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. The label gave a date of June 31, 1925, but did not clarify whether the object was found on that date, or presented that day to the Society. The address was the site of a Colonial inn that was built in 1680.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40697
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco pipe fragment
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Clay
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 3.5 x 7 cm )
Description:
Clay tobacco pipe fragment; bowl with ribbing under rim and partial stem.
Object Number:
INV.5704.12
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this pipe was found at Kings Highway and Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. The label gave a date of June 31, 1925, but did not clarify whether the object was found on that date, or presented that day to the Society. The address was the site of a Colonial inn that was built in 1680.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40696
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coin
Classification:
Date:
1802
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Description:
Copper coin; female profile bust on front; stamped marks on both sides.
Object Number:
INV.5704.11
Marks:
stamped: front: "LIBERTY/1802"; back: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ONE/CENT"
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this penny was found at Kings Highway and Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. The label gave a date of June 31, 1925, but did not clarify whether the object was found on that date, or presented that day to the Society. The address was the site of a Colonial inn that was built in 1680.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1802
eMuseum Object ID:
40695
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Canteen fragments (2)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Iron canteen fragments; crescent-shaped pieces of canteen shoulder.
Object Number:
INV.5608.121-122
Gallery Label:
These fragments 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:
40684
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Key
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Iron key.
Object Number:
INV.5608.107
Gallery Label:
This key 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:
40683
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Key
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Iron key.
Object Number:
INV.5608.106
Gallery Label:
This key 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:
40682
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.


