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 x 3/4 in. ( 10.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Iron artillery shell fragment.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6318.400
Gallery Label:
This shell fragment was excavated in 1903 by Reginald Pelham Bolton and others at 190th Street and Audobon Avenue, within the area of 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:
37315
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Artillery shell fragment
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 10.5 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.6470.3
Gallery Label:
This artillery shell fragment was found in 1906 at the Colonial Nagel house, at 213th Street near the Harlem River in Inwood, Manhattan. It was probably fired by British or American artillery forces during the British conquest of Manhattan island in the fall of 1776.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37313
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War barracks
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. ( 21.6 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Iron ax head.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.592
Gallery Label:
This ax head was excavated in 1910 by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit 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:
37303
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sword guard excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 12.4 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Iron sword guard; knuckle bow with two branches and counterguard.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.594
Gallery Label:
This sword guard was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at a military camp on the Dyckman farm, 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 sword was owned by a British officer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37272
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball excavated at West Point
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
overall: in.
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.5925.480
Gallery Label:
This cannonball was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee near Fort Clinton at West Point. Built in 1778 by the Continental Army, West Point was a network of forts and barracks on the western side of the Hudson River in Orange County, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37242
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Artillery shell fragment excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1776
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Iron artillery shell fragment.
Object Number:
INV.6200.549
Gallery Label:
This shell fragment 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 fragment was part of an artillery shell that was fired at the fort during the battle.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1776
eMuseum Object ID:
37240
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Artillery shell fragment excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1776
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 13.3 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Iron artillery shell fragment.
Object Number:
INV.6200.548
Gallery Label:
This shell fragment 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 fragment was part of an artillery shell that was fired at the fort during the battle.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1776
eMuseum Object ID:
37237
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1770-1820
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 in. ( 8.3 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.5634.1
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
37235
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sword guard excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Ms. Dorothy C. Barck
Object Number:
1954.223
Marks:
label: labeled on sword guard: "Revolutionary War/camp of.../17th British/Prescott Avenue/.....19"
Gallery Label:
This sword guard was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at a military camp on the Dyckman farm, 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 sword was owned by a British officer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
37233
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannonball
Classification:
Date:
1770-1820
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
INV.5633.1
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
37210
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.






