Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
ca. 1750
1902.3
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Earthenware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Object name
Earthenware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Date
1740-1783
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Earthenware fragment excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; buff-bodied with clear glaze and brown slip lines; body fragment.
Credit Line
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number
INV.5924.501
Gallery Label
This fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others before the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues, and at 204th Street in Washington Heights. They were stored with the Reginald Bolton Collection in the Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue. They were owned by soldiers, by a member of a soldier's family or by another civilian in camp, or were obtained from local residents.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
