Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
ca. 1770
1864.5
Marble
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Luce Center
Bronze object excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Object name
Bronze object excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 2 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 7.3 x 4.4 cm )
Description
Bronze object excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; thin, flat plate; rectangular with convex sides at one end; tapers into oval at other end; pierced with three holes, broken off at rectangular end.
Object Number
INV.5924.523
Gallery Label
This fragment was excavated on October 6, 1936 by the Field Exploration Committee at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, at Payson Avenue and Beak Street in Washington Heights. It was possibly part of a cheek guard for a soldier's hat.
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