Collection Highlights
Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bone handle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Object name
Bone handle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Date
1750-1783
Medium
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 3/8 x 1/8 in. ( 7.6 x 1 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Bone handle excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; handle is slightly tapered.
Credit Line
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number
INV.5924.6
Gallery Label
This handle was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others prior to the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues and 204th and Academy Streets in Washington Heights. It is possibly a toothbrush.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
