Arrowheads (11)
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint, stone
Dimensions:
Overall (largest): 2 1/4 × 1 in. (5.7 × 2.5 cm)
Description:
Flint or stone arrowheads; eight are flint and three are another kind of stone.
Credit Line:
Gift of J.W. Knevels
Object Number:
1849.2a-l
Gallery Label:
These arrowheads were found at Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
37410
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Arrowhead
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 in. ( 3.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Flint arrowhead; roughly triangular gray/brown point with tang.
Credit Line:
Gift of F.A. Wood
Object Number:
1866.5
Gallery Label:
This arrowhead was found at La Grange in Dutchess County, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
37408
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Arrowhead
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 4.8 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Flint arrowhead; brown triangular point with tang.
Credit Line:
Gift of Reverend Robert Bolton
Object Number:
1849.85
Gallery Label:
This arrowhead was found at Throg's Neck in the Bronx, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
37404
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Arrowhead
Classification:
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 5.4 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Flint arrowhead; brown triangular point with tang; tip of point broken off.
Credit Line:
Gift of Abraham Totten
Object Number:
1879.5
Gallery Label:
This arrowhead was found at Bowery Bay in Queens, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
37403
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. ( 22.2 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Iron ax head.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.590
Gallery Label:
This ax head was excavated in May, 1913 by Reginald P. Bolton and others in a military hut near Fort Washington, at 183rd Street east of Fort Washington Avenue. Built in the summer of 1776 by the Continental Army, the fort extended west along 183rd Street from Fort Washington Avenue to Pinehurst Avenue. The fort was captured on November 16, 1776 by British and Hessian forces, and was garrisoned by them until evacuation in 1783. The hut was probably occupied by officers of the garrison.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37374
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 3 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Iron ax head.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.588
Gallery Label:
This ax head was excavated on July 26, 1903 by Reginald P. Bolton and others on 169th Street and 11th Avenue, within the area of a military camp that extended west of Broadway between 168th and 171st Streets. 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 ax was probably used to cut wood for huts and fortifications.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37372
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Artillery shell fragment excavated at a Revolutionary War military site
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 10.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Iron artillery shell fragment.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6318.399
Gallery Label:
This shell fragment 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:
37349
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
overall: 9 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.
Description:
Iron ax head.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.589[dup]
Gallery Label:
This ax head was excavated in May, 1913 by Reginald P. Bolton and others in a military hut near Fort Washington, at 183rd Street east of Fort Washington Avenue. Built in the summer of 1776 by the Continental Army, the fort extended west along 183rd Street from Fort Washington Avenue to Pinehurst Avenue. The fort was captured on November 16, 1776 by British and Hessian forces, and was garrisoned by them until evacuation in 1783. The hut was probably occupied by officers of the garrison.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37342
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Musket balls (2)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Lead musket balls.
Object Number:
INV.6035.3-4
Gallery Label:
These musket balls 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:
37341
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. ( 24.1 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Iron ax head.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.589
Gallery Label:
This ax head was excavated in May, 1913 by Reginald P. Bolton and others in a military hut near Fort Washington, at 183rd Street east of Fort Washington Avenue. Built in the summer of 1776 by the Continental Army, the fort extended west along 183rd Street from Fort Washington Avenue to Pinehurst Avenue. The fort was captured on November 16, 1776 by British and Hessian forces, and was garrisoned by them until evacuation in 1783. The hut was probably occupied by officers of the garrison.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37340
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.















