British Army buttons were found at Fort Richmond in Staten Island. The buttons were worn on the uniforms of privates.

1963.25.1-10. New-York Historical Society

Date: 

1770-1783

Medium: 

Pewter

Dimensions: 

largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )

Marks: 

stamped: (1-2), on front: "USA" (Continental Army) stamped: (3), on front: "1/C.R." (1st Connecticut Regiment; coat button) stamped: (4), on front: "3" (3rd Connecticut Regiment; dolphin next to number; coat) stamped: (5), on front: "MASS/VI" (6th Mass

Description: 

Pewter military buttons; solid pewter disks with the emblem, number, or symbol of their regiment on front; one button has crossed swords and another has a skull and crossbones below its regiment number; one button has its number flanked on the left by two C's forming a dolphin; another has its number enclosed inside a small circle in center, with an emblem along the bottom edge.

Gallery Label: 

These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Revolutionary War sites in New York. The Continental Army buttons were found near the Revolutionary barracks at West Point, and the British Army buttons were found at Fort Richmond in Staten Island. The buttons were worn on the uniforms of privates.