Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Belt buckle fragment excavated at a Colonial farm in New York
Object name
Belt buckle fragment excavated at a Colonial farm in New York
Date
1710-1783
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 5.1 x 4.1 cm )
Description
Brass belt buckle fragment; rectangular frame.
Credit Line
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number
INV.5943.2
Gallery Label
This ruler was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and William L. Calver from a refuse pit at the farmhouse of the Van Oblienis family, between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue at 176th Street. The house was built in 1704 and was part of a farm that extended between 175th and 181st Streets. By 1776 the farm had passed out of the Van Oblienis family, and the land below 178th Street was sold to Jacob Arden. The house was occupied by British soldiers, one of whom may have discarded the buckle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
