Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bowl (2)
Object name
Bowl (2)
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 4 in. ( 7.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Stoneware bowl; gray-bodied with brown salt glaze; incised lines on body.
Credit Line
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number
1947.542ab
Gallery Label
This bowl was excavated in 1909 by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a military camp between Arden and 192nd Streets in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The bowl was owned by a soldier, by a member of a soldier's family, or by a camp follower.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
