Lead object
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Lead object; drum-shaped and hollow with hole at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
1921.36
Gallery Label:
This object was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan. It may be a knob.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
38246
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragment of spoon handle
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Pewter spoon handle fragment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
1921.26o
Gallery Label:
This spoon was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
38245
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragment of knife handle
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Bone fragment of knife handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
1921.30c
Gallery Label:
This handle was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
38244
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6493.2
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38240
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Credit Line:
Gift of R.G. Rankin
Object Number:
INV.6200.556
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit outside the south ramparts of Fort Washington. Built by the Continental Army in the summer of 1776, the fort extended west along 183rd Street between Fort Washington and Pinehurst Avenues. The fort was captured on November 16, 1776 by British and Hessian forces, and was occupied by them until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38239
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
overall:
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6487.1
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was found at Fort Washington Avenue and 176th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. It was presented by W.A. Stubbs.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38236
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball excavated at a Revolutionary War military site
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6318.395
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was excavated by Reginald Pelham Bolton and others at a military camp that extended between 190th and 194th Streets, and Audobon and Eleventh Avenues, near Laurel Hill in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38235
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6493.1
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38234
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball excavated at a Revolutionary War military site
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 in. ( 8.6 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6318.394
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was excavated by Reginald Pelham Bolton and others at a military camp that extended between 190th and 194th Streets, and Audobon and Eleventh Avenues, near Laurel Hill in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38231
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pearlware fragments (3)
Classification:
Date:
1775-1810
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( 8.9 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Earthenware fragments; pearlware bodies with blue glaze and brown checkered bands.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number:
INV.10210.3a-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:
38230
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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