Plate (9) excavated at a Colonial house
Classification:
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Date:
1760-1780
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Earthenware plate; creamware with feathered edge rim; seven rim and two base fragments.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.573.2a-i
Gallery Label:
This plate was found by Reginald P. Bolton and others at the Colonial house of Jonas Bronck, at Lincoln Avenue and 132nd Street in the Bronx, New York City. Built in 1639, the house was the first European settlement in what became the Bronx, and in 1642 was the site of a peace conference between warring Dutch settlers and Weckquasgeek Indians.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
36984
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate (3) excavated at a Colonial mansion
Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1760-1780
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 23.8 cm )
Description:
Earthenware plate; creamware ("Queensware"); half of plate.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.575a-c
Gallery Label:
This plate was found by Reginald P. Bolton and others at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue in Harlem Heights, Manhattan. The mansion was built in 1765 for English Colonel Roger Morris, and was used as a headquarters by George Washington and by British authorities during the Revolutionary War. The mansion became a tavern after the war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
36983
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate (12)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
White salt-glazed stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Stoneware plate; white salt-glazed with basket, diaper, and scrolled design on brim; six rim-to-base fragments, three rim fragments, and three base fragments.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.538a-l
Gallery Label:
This plate was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a military camp between 192nd and Arden Streets 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 plate was owned by a soldier, a member of a soldier's family, or by a camp follower.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
36982
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spittoon (15)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 in. ( 8.6 cm )
Description:
Earthenware spittoon; squat body with flared lip and handle; buff-bodied with clear lead glaze and brown slip lines.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.544a-o
Gallery Label:
This spittoon was found in 1910 by Reginald P. Bolton and others at 181st Street and Broadway in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
36980
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea bowl fragments (7)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 4.8 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Porcelain tea bowl fragments; blue underglazed floral designs on exterior; blue floral sprig on interior center; mark on base; diaper design on interior; fluting on exterior.
Object Number:
Z.26a-g
Marks:
painted: on base: "C" (potter's mark)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
36970
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragments of delftware cup (2) excavated at a military hut near Fort Washington
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Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 3 in. ( 5.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Earthenware fragments of cup; delftware with light blue glaze; one rim, one body, and one base fragment; rim has flared lip.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.527a-c
Gallery Label:
These bowl fragments were found by Reginald P. Bolton and others in a military hut near Fort Washington.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
36965
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Porcelain bowl fragments (2)
Classification:
Date:
1750-1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Porcelain bowl fragments; underglazed blue flowers on exterior and interior; mark on base; feather molding on exterior; one base and one body fragment.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.563ab
Marks:
painted: (563ab), on bottom of base: "CC" (mark of potter)
Gallery Label:
These bowl fragments were found by Reginald P. Bolton and others at the Colonial house of Lewis Morris in the Morrisania section of the Bronx in New York City.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
36964
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate (4) excavated at a Colonial house
Classification:
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Date:
1775-1790
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Earthenware plate; pearlware with underglazed green and orange floral sprig in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.529a-d
Gallery Label:
This plate was found in 1913 by Reginald P. Bolton and others at the Colonial Van Oblienis house, west of Broadway at 176th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
36947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucer (2) excavated at a Colonial house
Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1775-1790
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 5 in. ( 2.9 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Earthenware saucer; pearlware with underglazed polychrome floral design on exterior and floral sprig in center; brown line under rim on interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.536ab
Gallery Label:
This saucer was found by Reginald P. Bolton and others at the Colonial Van Oblienis house, west of Broadway at 176th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
36946
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter (25) excavated at a Colonial house
Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 15 in. ( 3.5 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Stoneware platter; gray salt-glazed and oval-shaped with basket, diaper and scrolled design on brim.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.524a-y
Gallery Label:
This platter was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at the Colonial Nagel house.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
36944
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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