Belt plate
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (6.4 x 10.8 cm)
Description:
Rectangular waist belt plate of a Hessian Officer "F.F." (Feurst Frederick) Prince Frederick Regiment, found in 1921 in the British Hut Camp on Seaman Avenue, NYC. Text label in object file.
Credit Line:
Gift of Captain Howland Pell, 1920
Object Number:
INV.5631.8
Gallery Label:
Paper backing in object file with text: Solid Silver Sword-belt Plate of Lieut. James Edwards of the 28th Regiment of the British Army in the American Revolution. this belt plate was found at teh opening of Arden Street, Inwood, New York City, on the site of hte Hessian Body Regiment Camp of 1779. Edwards was commissioned an Ensign in the 28th Regiment in 1772. Commissioned Captain in the 28th August 23rd, 1775. He was wounded st the battle of Brandywine, September 11th, 1777. He sold out to Ensign John Thomas, June 15th, 1778. A James Edwards was commissioned Captain in Bannister Tarlton's "British Legion", October 24th, 1778. He was probably the same Edwards who owned the belt plate.
This Beltplate is the property of William L. Calver.
Date Begin:
1760
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
66073
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belt plate
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 in. (5.1 x 7.6 cm)
Description:
Silver sword belt plate of Lieutenant James Edwards of the 28th Regiment, British Army, in the American Revolution with text: XXVIII REG and decorative GR insignia; Found at Arden Street and Broadway, NY. Text label with handwritten note in object file.
Credit Line:
Gift of Captain Howland Pell, 1920
Object Number:
INV.5631.7
Gallery Label:
Paper backing in object file with text: Solid Silver Sword-belt Plate of Lieut. James Edwards of the 28th Regiment of the British Army in the American Revolution. this belt plate was found at teh opening of Arden Street, Inwood, New York City, on the site of hte Hessian Body Regiment Camp of 1779. Edwards was commissioned an Ensign in the 28th Regiment in 1772. Commissioned Captain in the 28th August 23rd, 1775. He was wounded st the battle of Brandywine, September 11th, 1777. He sold out to Ensign John Thomas, June 15th, 1778. A James Edwards was commissioned Captain in Bannister Tarlton's "British Legion", October 24th, 1778. He was probably the same Edwards who owned the belt plate.
This Beltplate is the property of William L. Calver.
Date Begin:
1760
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
66072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bonnet badge
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Description:
Round bonnet badge from 71st Regiment of Foot (Fraser's Highlanders) British Army. Found by William Howland Pell (1833-1911) in the garden of the country home of his grandfather, John H. Howland (1774-1849) at Bloomingdale about 1840, at what is now Riverside Drive and 86th Street. Text label in object file.
Credit Line:
Gift of Captain Howland Pell, 1920
Object Number:
INV.5631.6
Gallery Label:
Paper backing in object file with text: Solid Silver Sword-belt Plate of Lieut. James Edwards of the 28th Regiment of the British Army in the American Revolution. this belt plate was found at teh opening of Arden Street, Inwood, New York City, on the site of hte Hessian Body Regiment Camp of 1779. Edwards was commissioned an Ensign in the 28th Regiment in 1772. Commissioned Captain in the 28th August 23rd, 1775. He was wounded st the battle of Brandywine, September 11th, 1777. He sold out to Ensign John Thomas, June 15th, 1778. A James Edwards was commissioned Captain in Bannister Tarlton's "British Legion", October 24th, 1778. He was probably the same Edwards who owned the belt plate.
This Beltplate is the property of William L. Calver.
Date Begin:
1760
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
66071
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cartridge box badge
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1/2 in. (10.8 x 7 x 1.3 cm)
Description:
Cartridge box badge with crown and "15" insignia from 45th Regiment of Foot British Army. Found on the site of Fort George at 192nd Street and Audubon Avenue, NYC. Text label in file folder (replica).
Credit Line:
Gift of Captain Howland Pell, 1920
Object Number:
INV.5631.5
Gallery Label:
Paper backing in object file with text: Solid Silver Sword-belt Plate of Lieut. James Edwards of the 28th Regiment of the British Army in the American Revolution. this belt plate was found at teh opening of Arden Street, Inwood, New York City, on the site of hte Hessian Body Regiment Camp of 1779. Edwards was commissioned an Ensign in the 28th Regiment in 1772. Commissioned Captain in the 28th August 23rd, 1775. He was wounded st the battle of Brandywine, September 11th, 1777. He sold out to Ensign John Thomas, June 15th, 1778. A James Edwards was commissioned Captain in Bannister Tarlton's "British Legion", October 24th, 1778. He was probably the same Edwards who owned the belt plate.
This Beltplate is the property of William L. Calver.
Date Begin:
1760
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
66070
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cartridge box badge
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 x 1/2 in. (10.2 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm)
Description:
Cartridge box badge with crown and "15" insignia.
Credit Line:
Gift of Captain Howland Pell, 1920
Object Number:
INV.5631.4
Gallery Label:
Paper backing in object file with text: Solid Silver Sword-belt Plate of Lieut. James Edwards of the 28th Regiment of the British Army in the American Revolution. this belt plate was found at teh opening of Arden Street, Inwood, New York City, on the site of hte Hessian Body Regiment Camp of 1779. Edwards was commissioned an Ensign in the 28th Regiment in 1772. Commissioned Captain in the 28th August 23rd, 1775. He was wounded st the battle of Brandywine, September 11th, 1777. He sold out to Ensign John Thomas, June 15th, 1778. A James Edwards was commissioned Captain in Bannister Tarlton's "British Legion", October 24th, 1778. He was probably the same Edwards who owned the belt plate.
This Beltplate is the property of William L. Calver.
Date Begin:
1760
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
66069
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Badge
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. (10.2 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm)
Description:
Badge with crown and "GR" insignias.
Credit Line:
Gift of Captain Howland Pell, 1920
Object Number:
INV.5631.3
Gallery Label:
Paper backing in object file with text: Solid Silver Sword-belt Plate of Lieut. James Edwards of the 28th Regiment of the British Army in the American Revolution. this belt plate was found at teh opening of Arden Street, Inwood, New York City, on the site of hte Hessian Body Regiment Camp of 1779. Edwards was commissioned an Ensign in the 28th Regiment in 1772. Commissioned Captain in the 28th August 23rd, 1775. He was wounded st the battle of Brandywine, September 11th, 1777. He sold out to Ensign John Thomas, June 15th, 1778. A James Edwards was commissioned Captain in Bannister Tarlton's "British Legion", October 24th, 1778. He was probably the same Edwards who owned the belt plate.
This Beltplate is the property of William L. Calver.
Date Begin:
1760
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
66068
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cartridge box badge
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Description:
Cartridge box badge in the shape of crown from 15th Regiment of Foot British Army. Found in 1905 at Grant Avenue, White Plains, NY. Relic of the Battle of White Plains, October 28, 1776. Two pieces of accompanying paper in file folder, depicting full crown with text label.
Credit Line:
Gift of Captain Howland Pell, 1920
Object Number:
INV.5631.2
Gallery Label:
Paper backing in object file with text: Solid Silver Sword-belt Plate of Lieut. James Edwards of the 28th Regiment of the British Army in the American Revolution. this belt plate was found at teh opening of Arden Street, Inwood, New York City, on the site of hte Hessian Body Regiment Camp of 1779. Edwards was commissioned an Ensign in the 28th Regiment in 1772. Commissioned Captain in the 28th August 23rd, 1775. He was wounded st the battle of Brandywine, September 11th, 1777. He sold out to Ensign John Thomas, June 15th, 1778. A James Edwards was commissioned Captain in Bannister Tarlton's "British Legion", October 24th, 1778. He was probably the same Edwards who owned the belt plate.
This Beltplate is the property of William L. Calver.
Date Begin:
1760
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
66067
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tassel
Classification:
Date:
1775-1783
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.8 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Tassle, probably from officer's uniform.
Military artifacts excavated from the British Revolutionary War fort and campsite at Richmond, Staten Island; including brass scabbard points and scabbard hooks, a silver wire tassel from an officer's uniform, a bronze officer's shoe buckle impressed with a floral decorative design, an inscribed bronze shoe buckle, rectangular bronze belt plates with inscriptions, and a cartridge box badge cast in open work brass, with a design of the British crown cast above a circular body.
Object Number:
Inv.5620.12
Gallery Label:
These military artifacts were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at the British Revolutionary War fort and campsite at Richmond, Staten Island, from 1919-1920. Some artifacts have numbered tags. These artifacts, INV.5620.1 - INV.5620.12, were originally framed together as a set of miliatary artifacts.
Date Begin:
1775
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
66066
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bayonet tip
Classification:
Date:
1775-1783
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (1.9 x 5.7 cm)
Description:
Military artifacts excavated from the British Revolutionary War fort and campsite at Richmond, Staten Island; including brass scabbard points and scabbard hooks, a silver wire tassel from an officer's uniform, a bronze officer's shoe buckle impressed with a floral decorative design, an inscribed bronze shoe buckle, rectangular bronze belt plates with inscriptions, and a cartridge box badge cast in open work brass, with a design of the British crown cast above a circular body.
Object Number:
Inv.5620.11
Gallery Label:
These military artifacts were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at the British Revolutionary War fort and campsite at Richmond, Staten Island, from 1919-1920. Some artifacts have numbered tags. These artifacts, INV.5620.1 - INV.5620.12, were originally framed together as a set of miliatary artifacts.
Date Begin:
1775
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
66065
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bayonet tip
Classification:
Date:
1775-1783
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (1.9 x 5.7 cm)
Description:
Military artifacts excavated from the British Revolutionary War fort and campsite at Richmond, Staten Island; including brass scabbard points and scabbard hooks, a silver wire tassel from an officer's uniform, a bronze officer's shoe buckle impressed with a floral decorative design, an inscribed bronze shoe buckle, rectangular bronze belt plates with inscriptions, and a cartridge box badge cast in open work brass, with a design of the British crown cast above a circular body.
Object Number:
Inv.5620.10
Gallery Label:
These military artifacts were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at the British Revolutionary War fort and campsite at Richmond, Staten Island, from 1919-1920. Some artifacts have numbered tags. These artifacts, INV.5620.1 - INV.5620.12, were originally framed together as a set of miliatary artifacts.
Date Begin:
1775
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
66064
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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