Button
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Description:
Brass button.
Object Number:
INV.5608.105
Gallery Label:
This button 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:
40681
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pewter button.
Object Number:
INV.5608.104
Gallery Label:
This button 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:
40680
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Military button
Classification:
Date:
1770-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Pewter military button; stamped crown on front.
Object Number:
INV.5608.103
Gallery Label:
This button 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:
40679
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coin
Classification:
Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Description:
Copper coin; profile bust stamped on front, with female Britannia figure stamped on back, leaning on shield and holding branch in one hand, and spear in other hand.
Object Number:
INV.5608.102
Marks:
stamped: front: "GEORGIVS.....REX.." back: BRITANNIA...."
Gallery Label:
This coin 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:
40678
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Description:
Brass button.
Object Number:
INV.5608.101
Gallery Label:
This button 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:
40677
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button fragment
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass button fragment; back of two-part button.
Object Number:
INV.5608.100
Gallery Label:
This button 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:
40676
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Musket flint
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.5 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Musket flint; light grey.
Object Number:
INV.5608.99
Gallery Label:
This flint 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:
40675
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dice
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3/8 in. ( 1 x 1 cm )
Description:
Ivory dice.
Object Number:
INV.5704.10
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this dice 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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40665
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Thimbles (2)
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass thimbles.
Object Number:
INV.5704.8-9
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, these thimbles were 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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40664
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Beads (2)
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Glass beads; circular, yellow.
Object Number:
INV.5704.6-7
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, these beads were 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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40663
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.


