Spoon bowl

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 13.3 x 4.4 cm )
Description: 
Pewter spoon bowl.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.6168.27
Gallery Label: 
This spoon was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a military camp at 201st Street and Ninth Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British soldiers who were guarding the landing area for a ferry that crossed the Harlem River from the Bronx to Manhattan.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
40403
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Wine glass fragment

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 x 4 in. ( 7.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Colorless foot with white spiralled design inside stem.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
INV.6168.35
Gallery Label: 
This fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a military camp at 201st Street and Ninth Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British soldiers who were guarding the landing area for a ferry that crossed the Harlem River from the Bronx to Manhattan.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
40402
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Seal

Classification: 
Date: 
1700-1850
Medium: 
Lead
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 2 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Lead seal; disk; stamped mark on front.
Object Number: 
INV.6288.27
Marks: 
stamped: front: "REN/MAALT"
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: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
40401
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Beads (2)

Classification: 
Date: 
1700-1850
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
largest: 3/8 x 3/8 in. ( 1 x 1 cm )
Description: 
Glass beads; blue with hole in center.
Object Number: 
INV.6288.25-26
Gallery Label: 
According to an attached label, these fragments were found at Maspeth in Queens, New York City. The label gave a date of July 28, 1930, but did not say whether the objects were found on that date, or donated to the Society on that date.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
40400
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bale seal

Classification: 
Date: 
1700-1850
Medium: 
Lead
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Lead seal; stamped dolphin on front and number on back.
Object Number: 
INV.6288.24
Marks: 
stamped: back: "16"
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, 1929, 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: 
40399
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lead disks (2)

Classification: 
Date: 
1700-1850
Medium: 
Lead
Dimensions: 
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Lead disks; stamped numbers on backs.
Object Number: 
INV.6288.2-3
Marks: 
stamped: (2). back: "3" stamped: (3), back: "16"
Gallery Label: 
According to an attached label, these fragments were found at Maspeth in Queens, New York City. The label gave a date of July, 1929, but did not say whether the objects were found on that date, or donated to the Society on that date.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
40398
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Shoe buckle fragment

Classification: 
Date: 
1700-1850
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 5/8 in. ( 4.1 cm )
Description: 
Brass chape.
Object Number: 
INV.6288.1
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, 1929, 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: 
40397
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Buttons

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Bone
Dimensions: 
largest: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Disk-shaped bone buttons; each with hole in center
Object Number: 
INV.5716.33-35
Gallery Label: 
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit near a military camp and fort at Richmond, Staten Island. Built after the arrival of British forces under General William Howe in July, 1776, the fort was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
40370
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brass object

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 5/8 in. ( 2.5 x 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Cylindrical rod with ball-shaped ends.
Object Number: 
INV.5716.32
Gallery Label: 
This object was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit near a military camp and fort at Richmond, Staten Island. Built after the arrival of British forces under General William Howe in July, 1776, the fort was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
40369
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tent pin

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 1/4 x 1 in. ( 15.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Conical, hollow iron point with two flat arms that extend from back; arms riveted together at middle and at end.
Object Number: 
INV.5716.31
Gallery Label: 
This pin was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit near a military camp and fort at Richmond, Staten Island. Built after the arrival of British forces under General William Howe in July, 1776, the fort was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The pin was probably used by soldiers to anchor tent pegs and ropes.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
40367
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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