Tea bowl (2) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Earthenware
Description: 
Earthenware tea bowl; creamware with yellow and green "cauliflower" glaze.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
1947.531ab
Gallery Label: 
This tea bowl was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a military camp between Arden and 192nd 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 bowl was owned by a soldier, by a member of a soldier's family, or by a camp follower.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
36859
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bowl (2)

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Stoneware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 x 4 in. ( 7.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Stoneware bowl; gray-bodied with brown salt glaze; incised lines on body.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
1947.542ab
Gallery Label: 
This bowl was excavated in 1909 by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a military camp between Arden and 192nd 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 bowl was owned by a soldier, by a member of a soldier's family, or by a camp follower.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
36856
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Saucer (5) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 12.1 cm )
Description: 
Earthenware saucer; creamware.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
1947.533.1a-e
Gallery Label: 
This saucer was excavated in 1919 by the Field Exploration Committee at 169th Street, 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 tea bowl may have owned by a soldier, by a member of a soldier's family, or by a camp follower.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
36854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Cannonball

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 1/8 in. ( 10.5 cm )
Description: 
Iron cannonball.
Object Number: 
INV.6247.1
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
36830
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tea bowl (2) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Stoneware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 4.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description: 
Stoneware tea bowl; gray salt-glazed.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
1947.533.2ab
Gallery Label: 
This tea bowl was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at 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 tea bowl may have been owned by a soldier, by a member of a soldier's family, or by a camp follower.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
36823
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brass object

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 in. ( 4.1 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Brass eagle.
Object Number: 
INV.5716.3
Gallery Label: 
This object was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit near a military camp and fort at Richmond, Staten Island. Built after the arrival of British forces under General William Howe in July, 1776, the fort was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The object is probably a decorative insignia.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
36819
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tea bowl (4) excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Stoneware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 x 4 in. ( 3.8 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Stoneware tea bowl; gray salt-glazed.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
1947.528a-d
Gallery Label: 
This tea bowl was excavated in 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse pit outside the south ramparts of Fort Washington. Built by the Continental Army in the summer of 1776, 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 occupied by them until evacuation in 1783. The tea bowl belonged to a soldier or to a member of a soldier's family.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
36820
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tea bowl (12) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 6.7 x 9.5 cm )
Description: 
Earthenware tea bowl; creamware with sprigged flowers.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
1947.534a-l
Gallery Label: 
This tea bowl was excavated in 1913 by Reginald P. Bolton and others 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 tea bowl may have been owned by a soldier, a member of a soldier's family, or a camp follower.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
36817
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Scabbard hook

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass, leather
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Brass scabbard hook; flat, slightly curved with fastening stud on interior that has leather fragment attached.
Object Number: 
INV.5716.2
Gallery Label: 
This scabbard hook was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit near a military camp and fort at Richmond, Staten Island. Built after the arrival of British forces under General William Howe in July, 1776, the fort was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The hook fastened a bayonet scabbard to a soldier's waist or shoulder belt.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
36818
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Plate (14) excavated at a Colonial house

Classification: 
Date: 
1775-1790
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 25.1 cm )
Description: 
Earthenware plate; pearlware with green shell-edged rim.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number: 
1947.526a-n
Gallery Label: 
This plate 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: 
36783
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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