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Shoe buckles (2) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Image Not Available for Shoe buckles (2) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Related person (1918 - 1953)

Shoe buckles (2) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

1760-1783
Brass
Overall: 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 5.7 cm )
INV.5924.541-542
These buckles were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others before or after the formation of the Field Exploration Committee in 1918, at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues and 204th Street, in Washington Heights. They were probably worn by British, Hessian, or Loyalist privates.
DescriptionBrass shoe buckles excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan; one buckle has an arched, circular frame and the other has an arched, rectangular frame; both have a chape and tongue.
ClassificationsARCHAEOLOGY
Image Not Available for Shoe buckles (3) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Shoe buckles (3) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.537-539
Image Not Available for Knee-breech buckles (3) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Knee-breech buckles (3) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1775
INV.5924.93-95
Image Not Available for Knee breech buckles (6) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Knee breech buckles (6) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1775
INV.5924.93-98
Image Not Available for Belt buckles (5) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Belt buckles (5) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1775
INV.5924.84-88
Image Not Available for Shoe buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Shoe buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.548
Image Not Available for Shoe buckle fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Shoe buckle fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.547
Image Not Available for Shoe buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Shoe buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.529
Image Not Available for Shoe buckle fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Shoe buckle fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.544
Image Not Available for Shoe buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Shoe buckle excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.540
Image Not Available for Shoe buckle fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Shoe buckle fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.543
Image Not Available for Shoe buckle fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Shoe buckle fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.545
Image Not Available for Shoe buckle fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Shoe buckle fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.546