Collection Highlights
Parure
ca. 1820
1920.11-17
Cut steel
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Brass fragment excavated at Fort Washington
Object name
Brass fragment excavated at Fort Washington
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 7/8 x 1 in. ( 2.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Brass fragment; hollow, cylindrical tube connected to dome-shaped body and circular base with downturned, fringed edges.
Object Number
INV.6200.157
Gallery Label
This fragment was excavated in 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 November 16, 1776 by British and Hessian forces, and was occupied by them until 1783. The object is possibly the cap of a gunpowder flask.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
