Collection Highlights
Dr. John Cheesman and Family with Guests: Silhouette
1840
Z.2567
Black prepared paper cut-outs, laid on beige paper with graphite, brown ink and wash, and white gouache, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brass object excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
Object name
Brass object excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 8.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Brass object; flat and curved; pierced with hole and inscribed.
Credit Line
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number
INV.6100.206
Marks
stamped: (206), on front: "B"
Gallery Label
This object was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. The barracks were built after the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
