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Gallery of Artifacts
Arent van Curler & the Flatts

Dutch Treat

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  • Introduction
  • The Story
    • Formulating a Plan
    • Starting to Build
    • Life at the Flatts
    • Unearthing the Flatts
    • The Best Farm
    • Heart of the Fur Trade
    • The Farmhouse
    • A Burgher's Life
    • Picturing the Flatts
    • Trading with the Mohawks
    • The Flatts Today
  • The Documents
  • Gallery of Artifacts

 

In 1986 the 17th century Dutch artifacts excavated at the Flatts and at Fort Orange were placed in a permanent interpretive exhibit at Crailo State Historic Site in Rensselaer, New York. Most of the artifacts featured in this gallery are from the Crailo collection. Special thanks to Paul Huey, retired archaeologist with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and to Crailo State Historic Site for providing these images.

Flatts Cellar with Stairs

Flatts Cellar with Stairs

Adze from Rensselaerswijck Farms

Adze from Rensselaerswijck Farms

An adze was used to trim and smooth wood.

Snaffle Bit from the Flatts

Snaffle Bit from the Flatts

Fishhooks from the Flatts

Fishhooks from the Flatts

Hoe from the Flatts

Hoe from the Flatts

Horseshoe from the Flatts

Horseshoe from the Flatts

Horseshoe and Post from the Flatts

Horseshoe and Post from the Flatts

These artifacts from the horseshoe pit at the Flatts were situated with the ring over the stake as though someone had walked away from a game.

Pitchfork from the Flatts

Pitchfork from the Flatts

Trade Knife from the Flatts

Trade Knife from the Flatts

Jesuit Ring from the Flatts

Jesuit Ring from the Flatts

This Jesuit ring probably came from a Frenchman in contact with the Dutch and the Indians.

Gun Hammer from the Flatts

Gun Hammer from the Flatts

Pistol Sideplate from the Flatts

Pistol Sideplate from the Flatts

Native American beliefs may have been intentionally reflected in the serpent imagery of this sideplate from a flintlock pistol.

Elbow-Shaped Pipe from the Flatts

Elbow-Shaped Pipe from the Flatts

Funnel-shaped Pipes from Fort Orange

Funnel-shaped Pipes from Fort Orange

Copper Pipe Liner from the Flatts

Copper Pipe Liner from the Flatts

Copper liners were inserted inside wooden pipes.

Campen Seals from the Flatts

Campen Seals from the Flatts

Bale seals were attached to bolts of cloth or bales of merchandise to certify origin, quality and quantity of goods. These seals indicate the origin was the city of Campen.

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