Scabbard hook
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 5.7 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass and leather scabbard hook; flat, slightly curved brass hook with leather fragment fastened to interior.
Object Number:
INV.5608.89
Gallery Label:
This hook 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:
40643
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Grapeshot (3)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Iron grapeshot.
Object Number:
INV.5608.86-88
Gallery Label:
This grapeshot 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:
40642
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Grapeshot (5)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Iron grapeshot.
Object Number:
INV.5608.81-85
Gallery Label:
This grapeshot 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:
40641
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Musket balls (55)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Lead musket balls.
Object Number:
INV.5608.26-80
Gallery Label:
These musket balls 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:
40640
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bayonet
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 26.7 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Iron bayonet; angular; curved.
Object Number:
INV.5608.25
Gallery Label:
This bayonet 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:
40639
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pot hook
Classification:
Date:
1776-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 in. ( 14 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Iron pot hook; flat barrel stave bent into S-shaped hook.
Object Number:
INV.5608.24
Gallery Label:
This hook 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:
40638
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bayonet
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 38.7 x 2.9 cm )
Part (blade): 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Description:
Iron bayonet; angular.
Object Number:
INV.5608.23
Gallery Label:
This bayonet 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:
40637
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chain
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 1 1/4 in. ( 45.7 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Iron chain; nine oval links.
Object Number:
INV.5608.22
Gallery Label:
This chain 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:
40636
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Broiler
Classification:
Date:
1776-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 35.9 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Iron broiler; flat barrel stave that curls into concentric circles at front end.
Object Number:
INV.5608.21
Gallery Label:
This broiler 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:
40635
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stone object
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 15.9 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Stone object; oval, round.
Object Number:
INV.5597.30
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this object is part of the Nash Collection.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
40626
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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