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
Button
Object name
Button
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description
Brass button; bras face; hollow; floral design on front.
Credit Line
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Object Number
INV.6168.35[dup]
Gallery Label
This button was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a military camp at 201st Street and Ninth Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British soldiers who were guarding the landing area for a ferry that crossed the Harlem River from the Bronx to Manhattan.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
