Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Sleeve-link excavated at West Point
Object Number:
INV.5925.363
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 1.6 x 1 cm )
Description:
Sleeve-link excavated at West Point; two flat ovals with floral dcsign on front and loops attached to back; connected by oval fastener.
Gallery Label:
This sleeve-link was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee from a refuse dump near the nineteenth-century barracks at West Point, a series of forts and barracks in Orange County, New York built by the Continental Army in 1777. Decorated accesories such as sleeve-links usually were worn by officers.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
