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Image Not Available for Bone molds for buttons (156) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Bone molds for buttons (156) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Image Not Available for Bone molds for buttons (156) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
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Bone molds for buttons (156) excavated at Revolutionary War sites

1775-1783
Place madeUnited States, North America
Bone
Largest: 1 1/4 × 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.2 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm)
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
INV.6075.1-156
These bone buttons molds were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at various sites in Washington Heights. They were stored as part of the Reginald Pelham Bolton Collection of Revolutionary War Relics in the Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue. Bone buttons were often used by soldiers on parts of their clothing where regulation military buttons were not required, and were covered with cloth to match the color of their uniforms.
DescriptionBone molds for buttons excavated at various Revolutionary War sites in Washington Heights.
ClassificationsARCHAEOLOGY
Image Not Available for Buttons (6) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Buttons (6) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6075.239-244
Image Not Available for Bone buttons molds (4) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Bone buttons molds (4) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1775-1783
INV.5924.458-461
Image Not Available for British military buttons (24) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
British military buttons (24) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6075.215-238
Image Not Available for Iron weapons (7) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Iron weapons (7) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6075.203-209
Iron artifacts (14) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Iron artifacts (14) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6075.189-202
Image Not Available for Musket balls (30) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Musket balls (30) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6075.157-186
Image Not Available for Grapeshot (2) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Grapeshot (2) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6075.187-188
Image Not Available for Flint fragments (2) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Flint fragments (2) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
Field Exploration Committee
1600-1700
INV.6075.249-250
Image Not Available for Buckles (3) excavated at various Revolutionary War sites
Buckles (3) excavated at various Revolutionary War sites
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6075.245-247
Framed set of bone buttons, button molds, and iron tool (33)
Framed set of bone buttons, button molds, and iron tool (33)
Field Exploration Committee
1779-1783
INV.5940.164-196
Image Not Available for Bone buttons and buttons molds (32) excavated at Fort Washington
Bone buttons and buttons molds (32) excavated at Fort Washington
Field Exploration Committee
1776-1783
INV.6200.55-86
Image Not Available for Framed set of bone buttons, fragments, and button molds (47) excavated at a Revo
Framed set of bone buttons, fragments, and button molds (47) excavated at a Revo
Field Exploration Committee
1776-1783
1947.276.1-47