Framed set of knee-breech and stock buckles (16) excavated in New York City
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass, iron, bronze
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Brass, bronze, or iron buckles; knee-breech buckles have rectangular or circular frames: one is decorated with straight lines and another with straight, fringed lines; four others are decorated with floral designs; one is inscribed.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number:
1947.285.1-16
Marks:
stamped: (15), on bottom of frame: "ROLLAND" (maker's name)
Gallery Label:
These buckles were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918. They were excavated at Revolutionary War sites in Washington Heights, including Fort Washington, Fort George, and the military camps at Bennett Avenue and on the Dyckman farm (Prescott Avenue). The decorated knee-breech buckles were worn by British or Hessian officers; the undecorated buckles were probably worn by privates.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35075
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stirrup
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. ( 14.6 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Iron stirrup; thin, cylindrical arms extend from flat oval base to form a rectangle with looped fastener at top.
Object Number:
INV.6200.330
Gallery Label:
This stirrup was excavated 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 stirrup was probably worn by a British or Hessian officer's horse.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35068
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Iron point excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 21 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Iron point; large, leaf-shaped blade extending from hollow, cylindrical socket.
Object Number:
INV.6200.329
Gallery Label:
This object was excavated 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 object was the point of a lance or pike, and its crude make indicates that it may have been fashioned by a British or Hessian soldier stationed at the fort.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35064
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ox shoe excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 13.3 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Iron ox shoe.
Object Number:
INV.6200.328
Gallery Label:
This ox shoe was excavated 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:
35063
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Razor blades (2) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 5 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 13.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Iron razor blades; single-edged.
Object Number:
INV.6200.326-327
Gallery Label:
These razor blades were excavated 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:
35062
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Key
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Iron key; cylindrical shaft with circular hand grip; rectangular tab extends from end of shaft.
Object Number:
INV.6200.325
Gallery Label:
This key was excavated 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 key may have been used to open doors within the fort, or it may have opened ammunition or supply chests stored inside the fort.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35060
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Framed set of buttons (43) excavated at Fort Haldimand
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1770-1802
Medium:
Pewter, silver, brass, gilt, bone
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Pewter, silver, brass, or gilt buttons or military buttons; two brass military buttons have three cannons enclosed inside a shield border; another brass military button has an anchor; other military buttons have a bone back covered by a thin silver, brass, or gilt face with regiment numbers and symbols on the face: one gilt button has a crown and regiment number in the center, enclosed by a border of two thistles and two roses; three have silver faces coated with brass, with their regiment number inside a wreathed border; one brass button has a crown at the top above a thistle in the center; a silver button has its number inside of a circle in the shape of a belt, with an inscription enclosed inside the belt and a crown atop it; pewter military buttons have their regiment name or emblem on front; eight silver and four gilt buttons have no numbers or decorations; three brass buttons have decorations, but no numbers or symbols: one is engraved with straight and wavy lines, one has a basket pattern, and another has a floral design.
Object Number:
INV.5940.121-163
Marks:
stamped: (138-39), on front: "29" (29th Regiment; silver buttons)
stamped: (140), on front: "84" (84th Regiment; Royal Highland Emigrants: Loyalist corps; gilt button, c. 1778)
stamped: (141), on front: "LX/2" (60th Regiment, 2nd Battalion; silver); enc
Gallery Label:
These buttons 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 thin-faced silver, gilt, and brass military buttons were worn on the coats and vests of British or Loyalist officers stationed at the fort.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1802
eMuseum Object ID:
35036
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bayonet
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 1 in. ( 27.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Iron bayonet; triangular blade connected by curved elbow to a hollow, cylindrical socket.
Object Number:
INV.6200.324
Gallery Label:
This bayonet was excavated 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 bayonet probably belonged to a British or Hessian soldier.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
35031
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Framed set of buttons (43) excavated at Fort Haldimand
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1770-1792
Medium:
Pewter, brass
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Pewter or brass buttons; military buttons have the number or symbol of their regiment on front; two brass military buttons have three cannons enclosed in a shield border; all other military buttons are pewter: three buttons have their regiment number in the center, with a crown above it and a thistle below it; three have a crown at the top, with their number at bottom and a thistle in center flanked by a border of two thistles; many have wreathed or roped border designs; seven pewter and three brass buttons have no numbers or decorations.
Object Number:
INV.5940.78-120
Marks:
stamped: (85-6), on front: "K'S/8" (8th Regiment, King's Own)
stamped: (90), on front: "th/9" (9th Regiment)
stamped: (91-3), on front: "21" (21st Regiment; Scots Fusiliers; thistle below and crown above number)
stamped: (94), on front: "IX"
stamped:
Gallery Label:
These buttons 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 military buttons were worn on the uniforms of British or Loyalist privates stationed at the fort.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1792
eMuseum Object ID:
35000
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Framed set of objects (32) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron, flint, brass, clay, copper, pewter, lead, glass
Dimensions:
largest: 9 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 23.5 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Iron Jew's harp: lyre-shaped instrument; a large, rectangular iron buckle; two iron shears; a large iron knife blade; a brass tack; a brass stud; a small hook; four musket flints: two are wrapped with lead sheathing; one lead musket and a lead pistol ball; clay tobacco pipe fragments: two bowl fragments decorated with an antlered deer and compass: one of the bowl fragments has a partial stem; three brass knee-breech buckles; three copper coins: two have a profile bust of King George on front; four buttons; links: one pair of brass sleeve-links and two other links have floral designs and decorative borders; one pink and one green glass link.
Object Number:
INV.6200.479-511
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 sleeve-links were worn by British or Hessian officers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34907
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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