Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
1825-1845
1936.693ab
Glass
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British military button excavated at Fort Washington
Object name
British military button excavated at Fort Washington
Date
1770-1783
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description
Pewter military button.
Object Number
INV.6200.87
Gallery Label
This button was excavated on July 15, 1922 by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse pit outside the south ramparts of Fort Washington. Built by the Continental Army in the summer of 1776, the fort extended west along 183rd Street from Fort Washington Avenue to Pinehurst Avenue. The fort was captured on Nove