Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wine glass fragment
Object name
Wine glass fragment
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7.3 x 6.4 cm )
Description
Colorless glass foot with partial stem.
Object Number
INV.5924.639
Marks
handwritten: foot: "British camp/Prescott Ave."
Gallery Label
This fragment was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at a military camp on the Colonial Dyckman farm, at 204th Street between Seaman and Payson Avenues 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.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
