Horseshoe excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 4 3/8 in. ( 12.7 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Iron horseshoe.
Object Number:
INV.6035.9
Gallery Label:
This horseshoe was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at a military camp at 238th Street and Riverdale Avenue in the Bronx, New York City. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian forces until its abandonment in 1779.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37699
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 in. ( 13.7 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6466.1
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was found by Reginald P. Bolton and others in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37678
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 in. ( 13.7 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6465.1
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was found by Reginald P. Bolton and others in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37676
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 in. ( 12.1 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6464.1
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was found by Reginald P. Bolton and others in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37675
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 in. ( 12.1 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6463.1
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was found by Otto Hills at Hawthorne Street and 10th Avenue in Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37674
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 in. ( 11.7 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.6461.1
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was found at 192nd Street and Broadway in Washington Heights, Manhattan. It probably weighs between 17 1/2 and 20 pounds.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37671
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Iron object excavated at a Revolutionary War fort
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 7/8 in. ( 14.6 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Iron object; hollow, cone-shaped spike with two flat arms extending from base.
Object Number:
INV.5494.1
Gallery Label:
This object was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Fort Number Four, near Jerome Reservoir in the Bronx, New York City. Built by the Continental Army in the summer of 1776, Number Four was part of a chain of eight American forts that commanded the northern approaches to Manhattan island. Abandoned on November 7, 1776 in the face of a coming assault, the fort was occupied by British and Hessian troops until 1779.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37663
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bullet molds (2) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 6 1/2 x 2 in. ( 16.5 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Iron bullet molds; flat, leaf-shaped arms that extend through rectangular hinges to two circular molds that press together.
Object Number:
INV.6035.7-8
Gallery Label:
These bullet molds were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at a military camp at 238th Street and Riverdale Avenue in the Bronx, New York City. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian forces until its abandonment in 1779.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37660
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bar shot
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/2 x 6 in. ( 57.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Iron bar shot; two large half-circles connected by rectangular bar.
Object Number:
INV.5924.638
Gallery Label:
This bar shot was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from the fireplace of a hut in a military camp, at 204th Street between Seaman and Payson Avenues in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The bar shot, which expanded when fired from a cannon, may have been used as a firedog.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37642
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bar shot
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 x 6 in. ( 58.4 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Iron bar shot; two large half-circles connected by rectangular bar.
Object Number:
INV.5924.637
Gallery Label:
This bar shot was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from the fireplace of a hut in a military camp, at 204th Street between Seaman and Payson Avenues in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The bar shot, which expanded when fired from a cannon, may have been used as a firedog.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37641
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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