Collection Highlights
WILD STYLE: TRACY 168
1992
2003.38.6
Black marker and felt tip pen on heavy paper with glue residue from a bound border at left
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Luce Center
Bridle bit excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Object name
Bridle bit excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 20.3 x 14.6 cm )
Description
Iron bridle bit excavated at the British and Hessian camp on Laurel Hill at Fort George, along Audubon and Eleventh Avenues and between 190th and 194th Streets in Washington Heights, Manhattan; bridle bit is complete.
Credit Line
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number
INV.6318.385
Gallery Label
This bridle bit was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at the British and Hessian camp on Laurel Hill at Fort George, in Washington Heights. It was housed for many years as part of the Reginald Pelham Bolton Collection of Revolutionary War Relics in the Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
