Button
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Gilt, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Gilt and bone button; thin gilt face with stamped design glued over bone back.
Object Number:
INV.5924.676
Gallery Label:
This button was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at a military camp on the Colonial Dyckman farm, at 204th Street between Seaman and Payson Avenues 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. The button may have been worn by a civilian or an officer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
40445
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Brass and bone button; thin brass face over bone back.
Object Number:
INV.6100.426
Gallery Label:
This button was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the barracks were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783. The button may have been worn by a civilian or an officer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
40444
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pewter spoon
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 12.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Pewter spoon; flattened bowl with handle junction.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
1921.26k
Gallery Label:
This spoon was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40443
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature buckets (2)
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 6 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Brass miniature buckets; with handles; two raised lines across bodies.
Object Number:
INV.6032.1-2
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, these toy buckets were excavated in 1921 by the Field Exploration Committee at the site of an eighteenth century farm house in Brooklyn, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40442
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jar
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Stoneware jar; grey-glazed with bulbous body and two cobalt lines across body.
Object Number:
INV.6289
Gallery Label:
According to an attached tag, this jar was found in January, 1927 by Howard Bullis behind the fireplace of the Colonial Remsen house in Flatlands, Brooklyn. It was presented to a Mr. Westervelt in 1932.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40441
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Musket ball
Classification:
Date:
1700-1850
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Lead musket ball.
Object Number:
INV.6288.34
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this fragment was found at Maspeth in Queens, New York City. The label gave a date of November, 1941, but did not say whether the object was found on that date, or donated to the Society on that date.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40440
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ink bottle
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Glass bottle; aqua; cylindrical body with sloped shoulder, and cylidrical neck and lip.
Object Number:
INV.6288.33
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this fragment was found at Maspeth in Queens, New York City. The label gave a date of November, 1941, but did not say whether the object was found on that date, or donated to the Society on that date.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
40439
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pin
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 0.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Glass rose with brass pin on back.
Object Number:
INV.6288.32
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this fragment was found at Maspeth in Queens, New York City. The label gave a date of November, 1941, but did not say whether the object was found on that date, or donated to the Society on that date.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40438
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Bronze button; stamped crown above mark on front.
Object Number:
INV.6288.31
Marks:
stamped: front: "JJ/J"
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this fragment was found at Maspeth in Queens, New York City. The label gave a date of November, 1941, but did not say whether the object was found on that date, or donated to the Society on that date.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40437
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Projectile point
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 5.1 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Flint projectile point; brown-orange.
Object Number:
INV.6288.30
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this fragment was found at Maspeth in Queens, New York City. The label gave a date of July 28, 1930, but did not say whether the object was found on that date, or donated to the Society on that date.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
40436
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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