Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
1740-1770
1890.3
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Comb excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
Object name
Comb excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 4.1 cm )
Description
Bone comb.
Credit Line
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number
INV.6100.14
Gallery Label
This comb 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.
