Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Luce Center
Belt buckles (5) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Object name
Belt buckles (5) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Date
1760-1775
Medium
Brass, iron
Dimensions
largest: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 4.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Brass belt buckles excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; rectangular frames; one has circular frame; two have iron tongues.
Object Number
INV.5924.84-88
Gallery Label
These buckles were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others prior to or after 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.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
