Iron tool excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 5/8 in. ( 10.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Iron tool; flat rectangular bar with hook at both ends.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6100.134
Gallery Label:
This tool was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. The barracks were built after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35570
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (2) excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1776-1783
Medium:
Bone
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Bone buttons; one hole in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6100.11-12
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. The barracks were built after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783. The buttons were probably made by soldiers stationed in the barracks.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35568
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
British military button excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1770-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Pewter military button; regiment number on front; roped border design.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6100.10
Marks:
stamped: (10), on front: "17" (17th Regiment)
Gallery Label:
This button was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. The barracks were built after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783. The button was worn on the uniform of a private in the 17th Regiment.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35561
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Grapeshot (17) excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Iron grapeshot.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6100.207-223
Gallery Label:
This grapeshot was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. The barracks were built after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brass object excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 8.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Brass object; flat and curved; pierced with hole and inscribed.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6100.206
Marks:
stamped: (206), on front: "B"
Gallery Label:
This object was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. The barracks were built after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35547
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handle excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 in. ( 13.3 cm )
Description:
Brass handle; flat and curved.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6100.205
Gallery Label:
This handle was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. The barracks were built after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35545
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Musket flint excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Musket flint; brown.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6100.204
Gallery Label:
This musket flint was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. The barracks were built after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35542
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
British military buttons (4) excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1770-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Pewter military buttons; crown above regiment number on front.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6100.6-9
Marks:
stamped: (6-9), on front: "44" (44th Regiment)
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. The barracks were built after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783. The buttons were worn on the uniforms of privates in the 44th Regiment, which garrisoned Washington Heights until its transfer to Canada in 1779.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35528
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Framed set of American military buttons (61)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1775-1783
Medium:
Pewter, brass, bronze, wood
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pewter, brass, or bronze military buttons; buttons have the emblem, number, or symbol of their regiment on front; one button has a wood back, covered by a thin pewter face with a regiment number in center flanked on the left by two dolphins forming a C; two buttons have a thin brass face with a cannon, and a flying flag with a Union Jack in the upper left corner; two other buttons have a thin brass face with a mortar; another button has a thin brass face with two cannons back-to-back surmounted by several flags; one button is of solid bronze and has an engraved deer on front; all other buttons are of solid pewter: one has a skull and crossbones and two have crossed swords below their regiment numbers; one has its number in the center, flanked on the left by two dolphins forming a C; one has a foliate inscription; one button has a mortar and another has a cannon, and a flying flag with a Union Jack in the upper left corner; two others have an eagle with a shield on its breast in the center, and an inscribed scroll at top.
Object Number:
INV.6194.1-61
Marks:
stamped: (1-12), on front: "USA" (Continental Army)
stamped: (20), on front: "MASSA/2/REG" (2nd Massachusetts Regiment; coat button)
stamped: (21), on front: "MAS/II/REG" (coat button)
stamped: (23), on front: "MASSA/IV/REG" (4th Massachusetts Regiment
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at West Point and at Revolutionary War camps in the Hudson Highlands of New York. The two pewter buttons with the eagle and scroll were worn on the uniforms of Federal troops stationed at West Point after the Revolution; all other solid pewter buttons were worn by Continental Army privates. The button engraved with a deer was worn by an officer in the Bucks of America, an African-American corps recruited from New England.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35517
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragment of button excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass fragment of button; thin brass face.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
INV.6100.203
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. The barracks were built after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783. The fragment was the front of a two-piece button.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35516
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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