Pitcher (4) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1740-1760
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 in. ( 7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Porcelain pitcher; bulbous body with flared lip; overglazed red and brown floral design with peacocks.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.545a-d
Gallery Label:
This pitcher was excavated in 1892 by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit in a military camp at 201st Street and 9th Avenue. 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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1760
eMuseum Object ID:
36781
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate (8)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 6 in. ( 2.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Porcelain plate; underglaze blue landscape and diaper design.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.539.1a-h
Gallery Label:
This plate was found by Reginald P. Bolton and others in the vault of the Colonial house that belonged to Lewis Morris.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
36776
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot (19)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 in. ( 16.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Earthenware teapot; creamware pot with drum-shaped body; sprigged handle terminii with beading on edges; beading at shoulder; lid with sprigged flower at top and beading on edge.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.535a-t
Gallery Label:
This teapot was excavated in 1913 by Reginald P. Bolton and others in Hut 17 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 teapot may have been owned by an officer or camp follower.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
36749
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Musket flints (8)
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
largest: 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.5 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Musket flints; light grey.
Object Number:
INV.5608.90-97
Gallery Label:
These flints were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from the floors of twenty huts that were built onto the side of a hill that once stood on the east side of Broadway at Arden Street 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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
36750
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1750-1780
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 9 in. ( 2.2 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Porcelain plate; underglazed blue landscape scene and diaper design.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.539.2a-l
Gallery Label:
This plate was found in 1912 by Reginald P. Bolton and others at the Colonial house of Lewis Morris on Willis Avenue in the Morrisania section of the Bronx.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
36746
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Linch pin excavated at Sneeden's Landing
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 20.6 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Iron linch pin.
Object Number:
INV.6227.88
Gallery Label:
This linch pin was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Sneeden's Landing, a blockhouse on the west side of the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York. Built in 1780 by a French officer, the blockhouse was garrisoned by Continental Army and French troops.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
36745
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bullet extractors excavated at Sneeden's Landing
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1775-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 3 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 7.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Iron bullet extractors.
Object Number:
INV.6227.86-87
Gallery Label:
These bullet extractors were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Sneeden's Landing, a blockhouse on the west side of the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York. Built in 1780 by a French officer, the blockhouse was garrisoned by Continental Army and French troops.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
36744
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coin excavated at Sneeden's Landing
Classification:
Date:
1750-1783
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Description:
Copper coin.
Object Number:
INV.6227.85
Gallery Label:
This coin was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Sneeden's Landing, a blockhouse on the west side of the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York. Built in 1780 by a French officer, the blockhouse was garrisoned by Continental Army and French troops.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
36743
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe buckle
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Brass shoe buckle; arched rectangular frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.5945.1
Gallery Label:
This buckle was found in 1908 by Reginald P. Bolton and others on Fort Washington Avenue and 178th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
36714
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Framed set of British military buttons (4)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1770-1783
Medium:
Silver, gilt, bone
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Silver or gilt military buttons; bone backs covered by thin faces stamped with regiment numbers and decorative designs; one gilt button has a beaded design and roped border; two other gilt buttons have their regiment number in center and a wreathed border; a silver button has its number in center and a crown at top.
Object Number:
INV.5618.1-4
Marks:
stamped: (1), on front: "44" (crown above number; 44th British Regiment)
stamped: (3-4), on front: "48" (48th British Regiment)
Gallery Label:
These buttons were worn on the uniforms of British officers, and were found about 1888 in the garden of the DeHart house at Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
36711
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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