Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Credit Line:
Gift of John D. Crimmins, 1911
Object Number:
INV.6479.3
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was found at the Riflemens' Redoubt in Fort Washington Park, Manhattan. It was probably fired at the American-held redoubt during the British and Hessian assault of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38057
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 1/2 in. ( 8.9 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball; stamped with arrow.
Object Number:
INV.6200.551
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. The arrow stamp indicates British Government ownership.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38021
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball excavated at a Revolutionary War barracks
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6100.418
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit west of Broadway at 181st Street, 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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38020
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.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Harry H. Heald, 1931
Object Number:
INV.6107.1
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was found in 1889 during excavations for the foundation of Madison Square Garden, at Madison Avenue and 26th Street.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
38014
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 1/2 in. ( 8.9 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6200.550
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:
37983
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 in. ( 8.3 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6533.1
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37976
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Drinking glass fragments (2)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
largest: 2 5/8 x 1 in. ( 6.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless stems with foot rims.
Object Number:
INV.5802.14-15
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, these fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War site in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The label did not identify the site.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37922
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragments of forks (7) excavated at a Colonial house
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Iron, bone
Dimensions:
largest: 4 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 10.5 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Iron fork fragments; six two-tined fragments with partial handles; one handle with bone grips.
Object Number:
INV.6055.25-31
Gallery Label:
These fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at the Colonial Nagel house.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37820
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragment of spoon excavated at a Colonial house
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 5/8 in. ( 7.6 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Iron spoon fragment; bowl.
Object Number:
INV.6055.24
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at the Colonial Nagel house.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37819
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragments of spoons (10) excavated at a Colonial house
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
largest: 5 x 1 5/8 in. ( 12.7 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Pewter spoon fragments; five handle and five bowl fragments; one bowl has a scrolled design at bottom.
Object Number:
INV.6055.14-23
Gallery Label:
These fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at the Colonial Nagel house.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37790
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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