RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
W. Henry Contract Model 1795 Flintlock Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Musket
musket, flintlock
Musket; Firearms; Caliber .72; Center Fire
Date made: 1795
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 7 in x 59 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 17.78 cm x 151.13 cm x 6.985 cm
overall: 59 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in; 151.765 cm x 7.3025 cm
Credit line: Adriana T. and Edwin W. Bitter for the Bitter Family Collection
Tower Armory Flintlock Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Musket
musket, flintlock
Musket; Firearms; Caliber .78; Center Fire
Date made: 1770
place made: United Kingdom: England, London
Physical Description: wood, walnut (overall material)
metal, iron (overall material)
metal, brass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 7 1/2 in x 61 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 19.05 cm x 156.21 cm x 8.255 cm
overall: 62 in x 3 1/4 in; 157.48 cm x 8.255 cm
Credit line: Adriana T. and Edwin W. Bitter for the Bitter Family Collection
Mc Cormick 1798 Contract Flintlock Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Musket
musket, flintlock
Musket; Firearms; Caliber .72; Center Fire
Date made: 1799
place made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 6 3/4 in x 59 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 17.145 cm x 152.0952 cm x 6.35 cm
overall: 60 1/2 in x 2 7/8 in; 153.67 cm x 7.3025 cm
Walsh Pistol
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Pistol
pistol, flintlock
Pistol; Firearms; Caliber .64; Center Fire
Date made: 1776
place made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
wood (overall material)
metal, brass (overall material)
metal, bronze (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 37.795 cm; x 14 7/8 in
overall: 15 1/8 in x 5 in x 2 in; 38.4175 cm x 12.7 cm x 5.08 cm
Credit line: Adriana T. and Edwin W. Bitter for the Bitter Family Collection
Bridgewater Light Dragoon Pistol
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pistol
pistol, flintlock
pistol; Firearms; Caliber .69; Center Fire
date made: ca 1808
maker: unknown
place made: United States: Massachusetts, Bridgewater
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
iron (overall material)
brass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 38.43 cm; 15 1/8 in
overall: 2 1/4 in x 15 3/8 in x 6 1/8 in; 5.715 cm x 39.0525 cm x 15.5575 cm
Credit line: The Adriana and Edwin W. Bitter Family Collection
Topics: The Bitter Collection of Firearms
Military
Description: Physical Description:
This .69 caliber smoothbore flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol was made in Bridgewater, Ma and used by a New England militia unit.
The lockplate is stamped “BRIDGWATER” and “US” under an eagle. It is stamped “21STL.DS” on the barrel. The left side of the stock has a “V” and “39”.
History:
The actual maker of this pistol is unknown. It is like many other Light Dragoons pistols from the time. Its weight is what signifies it as a dragoon and would have been used for a militia unit. The make though cannot be determined because the only identifying mark is the location “BRIDGWATER” and “21STL.DS”. These markings give a location and a militia unit, but there were many gun smiths in Bridgewater, Ma at the time this pistol would have been made.
References:
Flayderman, Norm. Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms…and their Values, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2007. 9th edition.
Smith, Samuel E. and Edwin W. Bitter. Historic Pistols: The American Martial Flintlock 1760-1845, Scalamandre Publications, New York: 1986, p. 112.
Trephination Set
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Trepanning Set
trephination Set
surgical set
Trepanning Set; Surgical Set; Trepanning
date made: mid 1700s
maker: Pepys, William Hasledine
Physical Description: wood, oak (overall material)
fabric, cotton (overall material)
metal, steel (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5.5 cm x 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm; 2 3/16 in x 9 5/8 in x 8 3/16 in
part: drill handle: 3 in x 3 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 7.62 cm x 9.525 cm x 3.175 cm
Credit line: Gift of Rosalie F. Bailey
Topics: American Revolution (1775-1783)
Description: This trephination set belonged to Charles McKnight (1750-1791), a physician who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and then practiced in New York City. Trephining, a surgical procedure entailing boring a hole through the skull, was widely advocated for the treatment of head wounds during this time. This set of tools, or parts of the set, was made by William Hasledine Pepys (1748–1805), a cutler and surgical instrument maker in London. The set contains: two (2) crown trephines with handle; one (1) tweezer forceps; one (1) arrow head perforator; one (1) elevator; two (2) lenticular knives; one (1) tripod; one (1) scalpel; one (1) forceps; and one (1) Sharp's forceps.
Charles McKnight graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1771, and then studied medicine under Dr. William Shippen, of Philadelphia. He joined the Continental Army before completing his studies. In 1777 he was appointed Surgeon General (Senior Surgeon) of the so-called "flying hospital" of the Middle Department. He moved with Washington's army and was with them during the harsh winter of 1779-80 at Jockey Hollow, New Jersey. After the war, McKnight became one of the original members of the Society of the Cincinnati. He practiced medicine in New York City and served as professor of Anatomy at Columbia College until his death in 1791, at age 41.
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Surgical Set
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Surgical Set
surgical set
trephanation set
Surgical Set; Surgical Set; Trepanning
date made: 18th century
place made: United Kingdom: England
Physical Description: sharkskin (case material)
cloth, velvet (case material)
wood, ebony (instrument handles material)
metal, steel (instruments material)
brass (case material)
Measurements: overall: 5 cm x 22.6 cm x 19 cm; 1 15/16 in x 8 7/8 in x 7 1/2 in
overall: 2 3/8 in x 9 in x 7 3/4 in; 6.0325 cm x 22.86 cm x 19.685 cm
Credit line: Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
Topics: Surgery
Description: Wooden box lined in red velour containing a trephine and other surgical instruments with ebony handles.
tablecloth
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Tablecloth
Date made: 1801
maker: unknown
place made: United Kingdom: Scotland
Physical Description: plain weave (overall production method/technique)
cloth, linen (overall material)
white (overall color)
Measurements: average spatial: 84 in x 84 in; x 213.36 cm x 213.36 cm
Rappahannock Forge Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Musket
Musket; Firearms; .78 Caliber; Flintlock
Musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .82 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
Date made: ca 1780
date made: ca 1780
maker: Rappahannock Forge
James Hunter
place made: United States: Virginia, Falmouth
made at: United States: Virginia
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
wood (overall material)
metal, brass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 8 1/2 in x 59 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 21.59 cm x 151.13 cm x 6.985 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
Firearms
Military
Description: Physical Description
Rappahanock Forge musket, serial no. 411, barrel marked "I. Hunter," flintlock engraved "Rap Forge" with small capital "A" over parallel lines.
General History
Congress was finding it difficult to arm its soldiers after Lexington and Concord. By 1778, there were six Continental arsenals located in the colonies. Virginia founded a state gun factory in 1775 but most states resorted to employing private gunmakers who gathered mixed and scavenged parts to fashion muskets. Virginia's Rappahanock Forge was one of the private gunmakers supplying the colonies. It is estimated that during the War of Independence about 80,000 muskets were American mixed-pattern muskets.
Saint Michael
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Sculpture
Date made: 1775
associated dates: 1778 00 00 / 1778 00 00, 1779 00 00 / 1779 00 00
1778 00 00 / 1778 00 00, 1880 00 00 / 1880 00 00
1778 00 00+- / 1778 00 00+-
1987 06 18 / 1987 06 18
1881 01 06 / 1881 01 06, 1965 00 00 / 1965 00 00
originator: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
user: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
maker: Miera y Pacheco, Bernardo, Captain
place made: United States: New Mexico, Zuni Pueblo
associated place: Spain
Spain
Spain
Physical Description: carved and polychromed (overall production method/technique)
wood (overall material)
paints, polychrome (overall material)
gesso (overall material)
roman catholicism (overall single or multi-hued)
spanish colonial (overall style)
Measurements: overall: 104 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm; 40 15/16 in x 15 3/4 in x 7 7/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Colonel James Stevenson and Frank Hamilton Cushing
Topics: Missionaries
Religion
Saints
St Michael
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Sculpture Fragment
Date made: 1775
associated dates: 1778 00 00 / 1778 00 00, 1779 00 00 / 1779 00 00
1778 00 00 / 1778 00 00, 1880 00 00 / 1880 00 00
1987 06 18 / 1987 06 18
1881 01 06 / 1881 01 06, 1965 00 00 / 1965 00 00
originator: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
user: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
place made: United States: New Mexico, Zuni Pueblo
associated place: Spain
Physical Description: carved and polychromed (overall production method/technique)
wood (overall material)
paints, polychrome (overall material)
gesso (overall material)
roman catholicism (overall single or multi-hued)
spanish colonial (overall style)
Measurements: overall: 32 cm x 22 cm x 5.6 cm; 12 5/8 in x 8 11/16 in x 2 3/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Colonel James Stevenson and Frank Hamilton Cushing
Topics: Missionaries
Religion
Saints
San Jose y el Nino
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Panel, Religious
Date made: 18th century
place made: United States: New Mexico
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
gesso (overall material)
tempera (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 36 cm x 24 cm x 2 cm; 14 3/16 in x 9 7/16 in x 25/32 in
Topics: Holy Family
legging, lower
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Legging, Lower
Date made: 18th century
place made: Mexico
Associated Place: Mexico
Physical Description: leather (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 27 in x 28 in; 68.58 cm x 71.12 cm
Credit line: Major Harry S. Bryan
San Antonio
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Retablo
Date made: ca 1800
place made: United States: New Mexico
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
gesso (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 14 1/4 in x 8 3/4 in x 1/2 in; 36.195 cm x 22.225 cm x 1.27 cm
Credit line: Mrs. William C. F. Robards
Topics: Religion
Saints
Jesus Christ
St. Francis Xavier
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Retablo
Date made: ca 1810
place made: United States: New Mexico
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
tempera (overall material)
gesso (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 6 in x 5 1/4 in x 3/4 in; 15.24 cm x 13.335 cm x 1.905 cm
Credit line: Mrs. William C. F. Robards
Topics: Saints
Figure of Crucifix
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Statuette, Religious
Date made: 1800-1850
maker: Molleno
place made: United States: New Mexico
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
gessoed and painted (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 80 cm x 46 cm x 13 cm; 31 1/2 in x 18 1/8 in x 5 1/8 in
Wafer (Host) Iron
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Wafer Iron, Religious
iron
date made: ca 1800
Physical Description: iron (overall material)
metal, yellow (faces material)
Measurements: overall: 86 cm x 15.4 cm x 4.2 cm x 15.4 cm; 33 27/32 in x 6 1/16 in x 1 21/32 in x 6 1/16 in
Topics: Religion
Tobacco Pipe
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pipe, tobacco
date made: 18th century
ca 1775
place made: United States: Vermont
place used: United States: Vermont, West Fairlee
Associated Place: United States: New England
Physical Description: iron, wrought (stummel material)
wood (stem material)
deal (box material)
ink (notes material)
paper (paper material)
cotton (packing material material)
Measurements: overall, pipe: 1 1/8 in x 3 3/4 in x 1 3/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 9.525 cm x 3.4925 cm
overall, box: 2 in x 3 7/8 in x 2 in; 5.08 cm x 9.8425 cm x 5.08 cm
Topics: Women
Clothing and dress
Tobacco Use
Dress accessories
Smoking
Microscope (replica)
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: microscope
date made: ca 1800
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Nuremberg
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
glass (overall material)
paper (overall material)
cardboard (overall material)
black (overall color)
Measurements: average spatial: 30.4 cm x 12.5 cm; 11 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in
Topics: Scientific apparatus and instruments
Science
Mathematics
Microscopes
mirror
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: mirror
date made: 1800-1824
place made: United States
place used: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Physical Description: mahogany (crest, skirt, pendants, frame material)
mirrored glass (mirror material)
pine, white (backboard material)
Measurements: overall: 19 3/4 in x 12 3/4 in x 7/8 in; 50.165 cm x 32.385 cm x 2.2225 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. John H. Murray (Anne W. Murray)
10 Dollars, United States, 1795
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
date made: 1795
mint: United States Mint
obverse designer: Scot, Robert
obverse engraver: Scot, Robert
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
190 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: 1 mm x 33 mm; 1/32 in x 1 5/16 in
Credit line: U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration
Description (Brief): One (1) 10 dollar coin
United States, 1795
Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 15 stars around.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1795
Reverse Image: Small eagle perched on a palm branch with wings outstretched, holding a wreath aloft in its beak.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
10 Dollars, Proof, United States, 1795
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1795
mint: United States Mint
designer: Scot, Robert
place made: United States
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
165 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
170 (overall die axis measurement)
Measurements: overall:: 33 mm; 1 5/16 in
Credit line: Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
Topics: Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
Description (Brief): One (1) 10 dollar coin, proof
United States, 1795
Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 15 stars around.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1795
Reverse Image: Small eagle perched on a palm branch with wings outstretched, holding a wreath aloft in its beak.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
10 Dollars, United States, 1795
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
date made: 1795
designer: Scot, Robert
maker: United States Mint
place made: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 mm x 33 mm; 1/32 in x 1 5/16 in
Credit line: The Chase Manhattan Bank
Description (Brief): One (1) 10 dollar coin
United States, 1795
Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 15 stars around.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1795
Reverse Image: Small eagle perched on a palm branch with wings outstretched, holding a wreath aloft in its beak.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Description: The largest denomination authorized by the original coinage act in 1792 was a 10 dollar coin called an Eagle. Struck in 22 karat gold, the coin bore the image of a somewhat scrawny eagle on the reverse. The small eagle did not satisfy post-revolutionary America’s burgeoning national pride, so a more robust heraldic eagle was adopted two years later.
10 Dollars, United States, 1795
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
date made: 1795
mint: United States Mint
designer: Scot, Robert
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
180 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: 1.3 mm x 32.8 mm; 1/16 in x 1 9/32 in
Credit line: Chase Manhattan Bank
5 Dollars, United States, 1795
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1795
mint: United States Mint
obverse designer: Scot, Robert
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
185 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:: .2 cm x 2.48 cm; 3/32 in x 31/32 in
Credit line: Government Transfer: US DOTT, USM
5 Dollars, United States, 1795
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1795
mint: United States Mint
obverse designer: Scot, Robert
obverse engraver: Scot, Robert
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
190 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: 1.1 mm x 24.7 mm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in
Credit line: Hauck, Frederick A
Description (Brief): One (1) 5 dollar coin
United States, 1795
Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 15 stars around.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1795
Reverse Image: Small eagle perched on a palm branch with wings outstretched, holding a wreath aloft in its beak.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Description: Among the first coins authorized by the United States Congress was the half eagle, a five dollar gold coin. It first entered circulation in 1795, and was produced almost continuously for more than 120 years. While the striking of gold coins for circulation ended during the Great Depression, five dollar gold coins were re-introduced in 1986 to satisfy collectors and investors, making it the only denomination in history to be struck at every single US mint.
5 Dollars, United States, 1795
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
date made: 1795
mint: United States Mint
obverse designer: Scot, Robert
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
170 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: .1 cm x 2.5 cm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in
Credit line: Chase Manhattan Bank
Description (Brief): One (1) 5 dollar coin
United States, 1795
Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 15 stars around.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1795
Reverse Image: Small eagle perched on a palm branch with wings outstretched, holding a wreath aloft in its beak.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
5 Dollars, United States, 1795
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1795
mint: United States Mint
obverse designer: Scot, Robert
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
180 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:: 1.1 mm x 24.9 mm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in
Credit line: Chase Manhattan Bank
Description (Brief): One (1) 5 dollar coin
United States, 1795
Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 15 stars around.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1795
Reverse Image: Small eagle perched on a palm branch with wings outstretched, holding a wreath aloft in its beak.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
5 Dollars, United States, 1795
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
date made: 1795
mint: United States Mint
obverse designer: Scot, Robert
obverse engraver: Scot, Robert
place made: United States
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
177 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: .1 cm x 2.5 cm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in
Credit line: Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
Topics: Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
Description (Brief): One (1) 5 dollar coin
United States, 1795
Obverse Image: Right-facing Liberty head with flowing hair, wearing cap. 15 stars along coin edge.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1795
Reverse Image: Heraldic eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest with vertical stripes on bottom part and horizontal stripes on top part, ribbon held in beak, 16 stars above head, 6 cloud-like shapes above stars .
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
10 Dollars, United States, 1796
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1796
mint: United States Mint
obverse designer: Scot, Robert
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
180 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:: .1 cm x 3.3 cm; 1/32 in x 1 5/16 in
Credit line: Government Transfer: US DOTT, USM
Description (Brief): One (1) 10 dollar coin
United States, 1796
Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 15 stars around.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1796
Reverse Image: Small eagle perched on a palm branch with wings outstretched, holding a wreath aloft in its beak.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
5 Dollars, United States, 1796
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1796
mint: United States Mint
obverse designer: Scot, Robert
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
170 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:: 1.1 mm x 25.1 mm; 1/32 in x in
Credit line: Government Transfer: US DOTT, USM
Description (Brief): One (1) 5 dollar coin
United States, 1796
Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 15 stars around.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1796
Reverse Image: Small eagle perched on a palm branch with wings outstretched, holding a wreath aloft in its beak.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
General Information: 6 over 5.
2 1/2 Dollars, United States, 1796
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1796
mint: United States Mint
designer: Scot, Robert
obverse engraver: Scot, Robert
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
180 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:: .9 mm x 19.9 mm; 1/32 in x 25/32 in
Credit line: Chase Manhattan Bank
Description (Brief): One (1) 2 1/2 dollar coin
United States, 1796
Obverse Image: Right-facing Liberty wearing a cap.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1796
Reverse Image: Heraldic eagle with outstretched wings holding arrows and branch in talons, shield with stripes on chest, ribbon above shield, stars above eagle's head.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Description: The smallest gold coin authorized by United States Congress in 1792 was a $2.50 piece called a quarter eagle. Though the obverse had a border of stars from late 1796 all the way until the denomination was retired in 1933, the very first coins lacked this. While it isn’t known precisely why the change occurred, it is known that fewer than 1,000 of these starless coins were ever produced.