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Wig curler
Related person (1918 - 1953)

Wig curler

1760-1775
Clay
Overall: 2 7/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 7.3 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm )
INV.5924.77
This wig curler was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at the British Revolutionary War camp on the Dyckman farm, located between Seaman and Payson Avenues, and 204th and Academy Streets in Washington Heights, Manhattan. It belonged to a British or Hessian officer, or possibly a woman.
DescriptionClay wig curler; short, white cylindrical body which becomes bulbous at both ends.
ClassificationsARCHAEOLOGY
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Framed set of objects (35) excavated at Fort Washington
Framed set of objects (35) excavated at Fort Washington
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6200.444-478
Image Not Available for Clay lump excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Clay lump excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.550
Miniature toy collection from New York City Colonial houses and military camps
Miniature toy collection from New York City Colonial houses and military camps
Field Exploration Committee
1750-1783
Z.1738.1-17
Framed set of objects (10) excavated at Fort Solonga
Framed set of objects (10) excavated at Fort Solonga
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5974.1-10
Image Not Available for Tobacco pipe fragment excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Tobacco pipe fragment excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6100.379
Image Not Available for Tobacco pipe fragments (9) excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Tobacco pipe fragments (9) excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6100.380-388
Image Not Available for Clay pipe fragment excavated at Fort Crown Point
Clay pipe fragment excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.50
Image Not Available for Framed set of objects (32) excavated at Fort Washington
Framed set of objects (32) excavated at Fort Washington
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6200.479-511
Image Not Available for Tobacco pipe fragments (2) excavated at Fort Washington
Tobacco pipe fragments (2) excavated at Fort Washington
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6200.337-338
Image Not Available for Brick found at Fort Tryon
Brick found at Fort Tryon
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6220.7
Image Not Available for Tobacco pipe fragment excavated at Fort Washington
Tobacco pipe fragment excavated at Fort Washington
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6200.107
Image Not Available for Tobacco pipe fragments (3) excavated at Fort Washington
Tobacco pipe fragments (3) excavated at Fort Washington
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6200.341-343