Framed set of objects (35) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass, bronze, clay, copper, lead, iron, pewter
Dimensions:
largest: 3 x 1 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Brass thimble; a lead pencil with one pointed end; a small brass comb; a large brass belt buckle with a rectangular frame and iron tongue; a brass stock buckle; another brass belt buckle with a circular frame; two brass or copper nails; six small brass strips; two brass or bronze knee-breech buckles; two cone-shaped brass scabbard points; four copper British coins; a clay tobacco pipe stem fragment wrapped with lace; three small hooks; an inscribed buckle or badge; a decorated pewter buckle; four decorated brass or bronze shoe buckle fragments.
Object Number:
INV.6200.444-478
Marks:
engraved: (476), on front: "R ARTIL" (British Royal Artillery)
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 buckles were probably worn by British or Hessian officers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34903
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Framed set of buttons and sleeve-links (89) excavated at Fort Washington
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Pewter, bone, brass, silver, cloth, glass, jet
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pewter, bone, brass, glass, jet, or silver buttons or sleeve-links; military buttons have the number, emblem, or symbol of their regiment on front: one military button has a thin silver face with its regiment number in the center; another has a thin brass face with a crown surmounted by a lion above a regiment number, encircled by a wreathed border; all other military buttons are of solid pewter; other buttons have no regiment numbers or symbols: two brass buttons have decorative designs; twenty-seven brass buttons are undecorated and three of these have cloth fragments attached; one pewter button is engraved with wavy lines, another has a decorative design, and eight others are undecorated; twenty-three bone buttons are also undecorated; links: two octagon-shaped pairs of sleeve-links are decorated with floral designs; another link is oval-shaped; one blue glass gem and one jet link.
Object Number:
INV.6200.355-443
Marks:
stamped: (410-16), on front of button: "38" (British crown above number; 38th Regiment, South Staffordshire; four large buttons are coat buttons)
stamped: (417), on front: "80" (floral border, British crown above number; 80th Regiment, Edinburgh Voluntee
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 forces, and was occupied until 1783. The pewter military buttons were worn by British privates, and the silver or gilt buttons were worn by British officers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34872
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Framed set of American military buttons (41) excavated at Fort George
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Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1798-1812
Medium:
Pewter, bronze, brass
Dimensions:
largest: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Pewter, bronze, or brass military buttons; buttons have the number, symbol, or emblem of their regiment on front; one bronze button has an eagle with a shield on its breast enclosing a foliate inscription: the eagle grasps an olive branch with one claw and three arrows with the other; another bronze button has its regiment name enclosed by a bugle; fourteen pewter buttons have a foliate inscription in center above an oval enclosing a number or star at bottom; five pewter buttons have an eagle in center above an oval enclosing a number at bottom; one pewter button has its regiment number in center, encircled by an inscription on the edge of the button; one pewter and one brass button have foliate inscriptions with no numbers or symbols; seventeen others are inscribed.
Object Number:
INV.6195.59-99
Marks:
stamped: (59-75), on front: "U.S." (General service button; army or militia; c. 1808; coat and vest buttons)
stamped: (76-82), on front: "I" (foliate script with star; general service button; c. 1812; six vest and one coat)
stamped: (83), on front: "LD"
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Fort George, a British fort at Niagara-on-the-Lake on the Niagara River in Ontario, Canada. Built in 1795, the fort was captured by American forces on May 27, 1813, and occupied until December. The buttons were worn on the vests and coats of American privates who were stationed at the fort during its brief American occupation.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
34862
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Drum-shaped, with bone back covered by brass face.
Object Number:
INV.5716.69
Gallery Label:
This button 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 button may have been worn by an officer or a civilian living in the camp.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34837
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Delftware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 1 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Delftware fragment; rim fragment; white glaze with hand-painted blue lines.
Object Number:
INV.6200.244
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated in 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit in a moat 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 fragment was part of a plate that was probably used by a soldier.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34760
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Delftware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 cm )
Description:
Delftware fragment; rim fragment; white glaze with hand-painted blue floral design.
Object Number:
INV.6200.243
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated in 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit in a moat 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 fragment was part of a plate or bowl that was probably used by a soldier.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34759
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Delftware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 1 x 6 cm )
Description:
Delftware fragment; base fragment; white glaze with hand-painted blue, green, and brown floral design.
Object Number:
INV.6200.242
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated in 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit in a moat 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 fragment was part of a bowl that was probably used by a soldier.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34757
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Porcelain fragment excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Porcelain fragment; base fragment; underglazed blue hand-painted design.
Object Number:
INV.6200.241
Gallery Label:
This fragment was excavated in 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit in a moat 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 fragment was part of a small bowl that was probably used by a soldier.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34754
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creamware fragments (2) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1740-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 6 cm )
Description:
Creamware fragments; base and rim fragment; underglazed red and green hand-painted floral design.
Object Number:
INV.6200.240ab
Gallery Label:
These fragments were excavated in 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse deposit in a moat 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 fragments were part of a small bowl that was probably used by a soldier.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34752
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe buckle fragments (4) excavated at Fort Washington
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 cm )
Description:
Brass shoe buckle fragments; fragments of chapes.
Object Number:
INV.6200.40-43
Gallery Label:
These buckles were excavated on July 16, 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 1783. The buckles were probably worn by British or Hessian soldiers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
34750
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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