Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons (3) excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Object name
Buttons (3) excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Bone
Dimensions
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description
Bone buttons; two are pierced with four holes; one with five.
Credit Line
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number
INV.6100.356-358
Gallery Label
These buttons were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a military hut at 182nd Street between Fort Washington and Bennett Avenues. The hut was built sometime after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and was probably occupied by officers of the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
