Stoneware fragments (6)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1810
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 3 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Stoneware fragments; gray salt-glazed bases and bodies.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal, 1921
Object Number:
INV.10210.63a-f
Gallery Label:
These fragments were found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
38365
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creamware fragments (2)
Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 in. ( 10.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Earthenware fragments; creamware rim and body fragments with green and brown tortoise design.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Maurice Blumenthal, 1921
Object Number:
INV.I0210.62ab
Gallery Label:
These fragments were found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
38364
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Grapeshot (9)
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Iron grapeshot.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
INV.10210.53-61
Gallery Label:
This grapeshot was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
38363
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handle fragment
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 in. ( 8.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Glass handle fragment; colorless.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
INV.10210.52
Gallery Label:
This fragment was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
38362
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Glass fragment
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 7.3 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Glass fragment; colorless.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
INV.10210.51
Gallery Label:
This fragment was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
38361
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragment of bar shot
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 in. ( 5.1 cm )
Description:
Iron bar shot; two half-circles connected by bar.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.587
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a military camp on the Colonial Dyckman farm, at 204th Street between Seaman and Payson Avenues in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Occupied after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, the camp was garrisoned by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38334
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragment of bar shot
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 in. ( 10.2 cm )
Description:
Iron bar shot; two half-circles connected by bar.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.586
Gallery Label:
This fragment 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. Bar shot was a type of artillery ammunition that expanded when fired from a cannon.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38333
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle fragment
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Glass bottle fragment; green pushup.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
INV.10210.50
Gallery Label:
This fragment was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
38329
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vial fragments (3)
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 7/8 in. ( 6.7 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Glass vial fragments; colorless cylindrical bodies with lip and neck.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
INV.10210.48a-c
Gallery Label:
These fragments were found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
38328
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle fragment
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Glass bottle fragment; colorless base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
INV.10210.49
Gallery Label:
This fragment was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
38327
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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