Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Framed set of objects (10) excavated at Fort Solonga
Object Number:
INV.5974.1-10
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Brass, pewter, clay, flint
Dimensions:
largest: 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 7 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Clay marble; brass shoe buckle with rectangular frame and beaded design; fragment of white gunflint; dome-shaped brass button; brass button with basket pattern; two brass button fragments; pewter button and sleeve-link with decorative designs.
Gallery Label:
These objects were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Fort Solonga, a British fort in Suffolk County, Long Island.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
