Collection Highlights
Decanter and stopper
1823-1845
1936.696ab
Glass
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Bone buttons (3) excavated at the site of a British Revolutionary War fort in St
Object name
Bone buttons (3) excavated at the site of a British Revolutionary War fort in St
Date
1775-1783
Medium
Bone
Dimensions
Largest (button): 3/4 x 1/8 in. (1.9 x 0.3 cm)
Description
Bone buttons excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at the site of a British Revolutionary War campsite at Richmond, Staten Island; may have been attached to the back of metal military buttons.
Object Number
INV.5818.1a-1c
Gallery Label
These bone buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at the site of the British Revolutionary War fort at Richmond, Staten Island.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
