Cannonball

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 1/8 in. ( 10.5 cm )
Description: 
Iron cannonball.
Object Number: 
INV.6201.1
Gallery Label: 
This cannonball was found in Fort Washington Park in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
35293
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Cannonball excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 1/2 in. ( 11.4 cm )
Description: 
Iron cannonball.
Object Number: 
INV.6200.546
Gallery Label: 
This cannonball 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 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 1783. The cannonball belonged to the British Army, or was part of stores captured after the American surrender.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
35287
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bar shot excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 1/8 x 3 in. ( 18.1 x 7.6 cm )
Description: 
Iron bar shot; short, rectangular bar with large, circular ball at end; other half broken off.
Object Number: 
INV.6200.543
Gallery Label: 
This bar shot was excavated in 1922 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 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 1783. The bar shot was designed to expand upon firing, and was probably part of captured American supplies.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
35285
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Framed set of objects (24) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Pewter, bronze, iron, flint, brass
Dimensions: 
largest: 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Pewter, bronze, iron, flint, or brass objects; brass belt buckle with rectangular frame; four shoe buckles have arched rectangular or circular frames; a large bronze coat button and two smaller buttons; pewter military buttons with the number or symbol of their regiment on front; five musket flints.
Object Number: 
INV.5924.613-636
Marks: 
stamped: (621), on front: "..GDS" (one of the Guard Regiments) stamped: (622), on front: "17/LD" (17th Light Dragoons) stamped: (623-4), on front: "17" (17th Regiment) stamped: (625), on front: "38" (38th Regiment) stamped: (626), on front: "44" (44th
Gallery Label: 
These objects were found in 1892 by A.C. Chenowith at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm, at 204th Street between Seaman and Prescott Avenues in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The military buttons were worn on the coats and vests of British privates stationed at the camp during the occupation of New York City.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
35258
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Framed set of buckles (13) excavated at Fort Haldimand

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Bronze, brass, iron
Dimensions: 
largest: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 5.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description: 
Bronze, brass, or iron buckles; buckles have rectangular or circular frames; four large shoe buckles: three are decorated with lines and floral designs; one small rectangular iron shoe buckle also has an ornamental design; seven small knee-breech buckles: five have decorative designs; brass stock buckle has an oval frame with a chape and a three-pronged tongue.
Object Number: 
INV.5940.197-209
Gallery Label: 
These buckles were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from refuse deposits at Fort Haldimand, a British fort on Carleton Island in the St. Lawrence River in New York, just below the Canadian border. Built in 1779, the fort commanded passage of the river and was retained by the British until its destruction by American forces in 1812. The decorated buckles were worn by British or Loyalist officers; the undecorated buckles were probably worn by privates.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
35257
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Framed set of objects (31) excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Brass, bronze
Dimensions: 
largest: 3 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.
Description: 
Brass bayonet scabbard hook; a brass ramrod holder; two brass belt buckles with rectangular frames; a brass belt clasp with a flat base and lobed top; a brass thimble and brass key; a fob seal; a flat, curved brass handle; two pairs of sleeve-links decorated with floral designs; a brass knee-breech buckle; an arched shoe buckle with a rounded, rectangular frame; two brass fragments; eleven shoe buckles decorated with beaded, floral, and other designs.
Object Number: 
INV.6200.512-542
Gallery Label: 
These objects were excavated in 1922 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 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 1783. The decorated shoe buckles and the sleeve-links were probably worn by British or Hessian officers.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
35249
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brass object excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1770-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/8 x 7/8 in. ( 3.5 x 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Brass object.
Object Number: 
INV.6200.352
Gallery Label: 
This object was excavated on May 20th or 21st, 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee at 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 1783.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
35217
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tack excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1770-1783
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Brass tack.
Object Number: 
INV.6200.351
Gallery Label: 
This tack was excavated on May 20th or 21st, 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee at 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 1783.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
35216
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Buttons (2) excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1770-1783
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
largest: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Pewter buttons; dome-shaped.
Object Number: 
INV.6200.349-350
Gallery Label: 
These buttons were excavated on May 20th or 21st, 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee at 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 1783. The buttons were probably worn on the uniform of a British soldier stationed at the fort.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
35212
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Button excavated at Fort Washington

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1783
Medium: 
Bone
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Bone button; pierced with three holes.
Object Number: 
INV.6200.348
Gallery Label: 
This button was excavated on May 20th or 21st, 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee at 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 1783.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1783
eMuseum Object ID: 
35211
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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