Collection Highlights

Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen

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Lamp holder
1650-1700
Taper jack/ wax coil lamp
1800-1830
Sesquicentennial International Exposition Official Souvenir Medal
1926
Medallion: Joseph Pancoast...1805
Lieutenant William Burrows Naval Medal
1817-1880
Medal in Box: Pan American Expo 1901 ...
Medal: Centennial Inauguration ...Washington
Medal: Washington Memorial Chapel,Valley Forge P.A
1976 or later
100th Anniversary of American Independence Medal
1876
Medal w/ribbon &Pin:James G.Harbourd,Rep.Nat'l Conv.1932
Medal: Southern Railway System Centennial...
"The Stourbridge Lion" Commemorative Plaquette
1929
Skirt
1942-1946
Medal w/ribbon: Anniv. Dinner Sons of St. Patty
Medal w/ribbon: Unveiling of John of Arc
New York Crystal Palace Exhibition Advertising Medal
1853
New Jersey Civil War Veteran Medal
Medal w/ribbon: Commorate 13th Reg. to Yorktown
Medal w/ribbon: Robert A. Van Wyck
James Nicholson (ca. 1737-1804)
After 1784
Daniel Delavan (1757-1835)
ca. 1804-1808
David Abeel (1763-1840)
ca. 1795-1800
Figure for "Valley Forge"
1907
All's Fair in Love and War
1905
Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826)
n.d.
Tugboat at North River Pier, N.Y.C
1929
Mrs. William Lintz (1817-1889)
ca. 1845
Witch Hill (The Salem Martyr)
1869
Needle case
1790-1840
Pocket watch
1886
Single barrel shotgun:...Portland Maine...Aug.1st.1880
1890-1920
Mess Tent, Veteran Corps of Artillery, Tuckahoe, N.Y.
ca. 1917
Banner w/ dowel: Army Supply Base
1900-1940
Banner w/ dowel: Custom House
1900-1940
Banner w/ dowel: Suffolk Bank
1900-1940
Banner w/ dowel: Woolworth Building
1900-1940
Grace Adele
ca. 1900
Two Merchant Ships from Nantes, France
18th century ?
Four Merchants Ships and Three Boats from La Rochelle, France
18th century ?
View of New York City from Central Park
c. 1940
View of the East River with the Manhattan Bridge, New York City
1940
Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York
1948
View of Manhattan from the Hudson River Side
1948
Riverside Church, New York City
c. 1953
St. Andrew's Church, Richmond, Staten Island, New York
c. 1953
St. Paul's Chapel, New York City
c. 1953
Lantern
1830-1890
Cylindrical container w/rectangular slot in side
1880-1950
Pan
ca. 1904
Pull toy (roosters)
1850-1900
Delaware River, Sparrowbush, Pennsylvania
n.d.
Squeak toy (tiger)
1875-1900
Whistle
1850-1900
Semi-mechanical bank
1925-1940
Pull toy (bird)
1850-1875
Woodcarving on base (rooster)
1870-1920
Toy figurines: pioneer and infantrymen, rural life figures
1870-1910
Collection of 2 figures & a plant
1870-1910
Richter's Comet Blocks
ca. 1902
Collection of carved animals (11)
1850-1900
Collection of palm trees: 3
1870-1910
Medal: Manhattan Club Reception June 12,1907,Sammy Tilden...
1877
Medallion: Major General Edmund P.Gaines
General Motors 25th Anniversary Medal
1933
Rhode Island Revolutionary War Medal
1779
Medal:1853 Le 15 Auot Anniversaire Fe'te de Emperuer
Medal:Victoire De Magenta Gagnee Le 4 Juin 1859
Medal: Die Fur Ihre -1813 und 1814 (iron cross)
National Museum of Mexico Centennial Medal
1925
Medal: 2 lions w/ shield
Scoop: light blue
1875-1900
Grover Cleveland Presidential Campaign Medalet
1888
Medal: Hudson Fulton Celebration...
Medal in envelope: St. Patricks Cathedral New York
1879
St. Louis World's Fair Commemorative Plaquette
1904
Grace La Tourette de Groot (1853-1913)
1897
Britton Cottage, Staten Island, N.Y.C.
1937
Mrs. John Ward Dunsmore (1870-1945)
ca. 1900-1910
William O. McDowell (1848-1927)
Millard Fillmore (1800-1874)
ca. 1850-1860
James Lloyd White (1822-1884)
1884
Ocean Liner 'Olympic'
n.d.
Mrs. Edward Callwell Corwin (ca. 1810-1878)
ca. 1850-1855
Benjamin Franklin Signing the Declaration of Independence, 1776
James Abram Garfield (1831-1881)
1942
Benjamin Bailey (ca. 1775-1832)
ca. 1815
Mrs. Thomas Walley Langdon (1789-1861)
ca. 1830-1835
James Brander Matthews (1852-1929)
1926
Dinner bell
1862
Castle Garden
ca. 1850
Aaron Betts Belknap (1816-1880)
ca. 1842
St. George's Greek Orthodox Church, New York City
c. 1953
Unidentified Country House
1873
Calligraphic Horse
c. 1850
Mrs. John McKesson, Jr. (Leila Sweetzer Forbes McKesson)
William Axtell De Peyster (1788-1856)
George Washington (1732-1799)
Early 19th century
British Frigate Pursuing an American Privateer "Catch Me If You Can" During the War of 1812; verso: sketch of same two ships
c. 1812?
View of New York from Williamsburgh, Long Island, New York
c. 1838
"Dancer with a Tambourine"
Collection of 60 drawings and watercolors
1876-1929
Idyllic Mountain Landscape
1845
Norham Castle on the Tweed, England
1884
On the Banks of the Darro, Granada, Spain
1874
Camp of Tinkers, Darlington, Durham, England
1837
Artist's Brook, Conway Meadows
1881
Hard Times token
ca. 1837
Soldiers (672)
1870-1910
Textile processing tools (12)
1750-1850
Pull toy (cow)
1880-1920
Doll in plaid scarf
1900-1930
Doll scarf: black w/cherry pattern
1925-1950
Doll w/beaded hat
1920-1960
Doll w/embroidered dress
1860-1880
Doll's pocketbook
1840-1880
Doll: ethnic girl w/black dress
1930-1940
Doll: girl in blue dress on stand
1860-1900
Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843)
n.d.
Doll: pilgrim boy
1930-1940
Doll: Slavic dancer
1900-1940
Schuyler Colfax
Plaster mold for medallion, in container; in pieces
1825-1925
Medal w/ribbon: Grant and Colfax
Medal: for President Theodore Roosevelt
Manly Medal
1790
Medal in box: Britannian 1797 2 pence
1797
Badge and 2 lapel pins in box
Alsace Medal
ca. 1914
Medal: discus thrower
U.S. Treasury Award Medal
1945-1975
Libertas Americana Commemorative Medal
1781 or later
Medal in envelope: Africa
John Stewart Military Medal
1780
Ribbon
ca. 1906
4 badges: Lincoln Memorial
Mrs. Jacob Lorillard
ca. 1835
Mrs. John Lawrence (ca. 1735-1821)
ca.1775
Where Broadway Begins
1923
H. W. Peckwell (b. 1854)
1900
Factories at Canton (from the Harbor), China
1850
Louis De Valois Wilder, M.D.
1882
Mrs. James Robberson Iselton
1858
John Thompson Hoffman (1828-1888)
Catskill Landscape
1840-1850
Moonlight Scene
1888
Black Mesa, Alcalde, New Mexico
1928
Henry H. Panton, Sr. (ca. 1782-1835)
ca. 1820
Mrs. Lispenard Stewart I (1821-1893)
1894
Gracie Mansion, N.Y.C.
ca. 1944
Fire Engine of Nereid Engine Co. No. 1, Wakefield, New York.
1889-96
Button
1700-1850
Needlepoint pillow: animals & plants
View from the Brooklyn Bridge Looking Toward Manhattan, Brooklyn, New York
after 1883
George Starr
Mrs. George Starr
Study of a Flowering Plant
The Arrival of George Washington at New York City, April 30, 1789
n.d.
Joel Barlow (1754-1812)
1803
Jug
1820-1860
Crock
1863-1893
sheet
1820-1860
Dressing jacket
1850-1860
Coffeepot with lid
1900-1930
Doll
1920-1960
Doll
1920-1960
Whirligig
1875-1900
Carved cluster of sheep
1850-1900
Horse figurine
1850-1900
Cannonball
1760-1783
Jumping jack
1850-1900
Rocking horse
1850-1900
Part of doll shoes
1880-1910
Squeak toy (hen and chicks)
1875-1900
Soldiers on accordion rack
1840-60
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
ca. 1821
Toy: water well with buckets
1860-1890
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1890
Commemorative ribbon
ca. 1836
Badge w/pin & button: Closing Day
Advertising ribbon
ca. 1900
Wyoming Historical & Geological Society Commemorative Medal
1908
Medal: Battle and Masssacre of Wyoming July 3 1778
1878
Medallion: ...20th Anniversary of the 29th Street House ...
1909
Smelling bottle w/lid: 8-sides, blue
1820-1890
Marshal Foch Commemorative Medal
1921
Medal w/ribbon and pin: Sons of the Revolution, 1883
Medallion in case: Centennial Celebration 1883
Medal: Pan American Exposition Buffalo, N.Y. ...
Medals (2)
1906
Carnegie Corporation Medallion
1936
Fenwick Beekman, M.D. (1882-1962)
1949
Water flask
1820-1860
Mrs. Asher B. Durand (b. 1813)
ca. 1835
Aaron Belknap (1789-1847)
ca. 1842
Robert Livingston Livingston (1775-1843)
ca. 1825
Isaac Michael Dyckman (1813-1899)
1882
Running Action Between the U.S. Frigate President and H.M.S. Endymion
ca. 1815
Mrs. Edward Jenner Swords (1852-1896)
1896
Paperweight: sulphide
1845-1850
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)
1835
Erie Canal and Covered Bridge
1847
Figures in Park (Sketch for Madison Square)
1926
Card stand
ca. 1850
Jug or pitcher
1850-1900
Hook and chain
1750-1800
Apple parer
1800-1830
Waffle iron: ornamented with crest and star motif in relief
ca. 1720-1820
Apple parer
ca. 1800-1830
Loom accessory
1750-1850
sley or reed (loom accessory)
1750-1850
drill
ca. 1825
Matchbox
1870-1890
Junk paperweight
1915-1965
Souvenir spoon
1911
Bellows
1800-1850
Miniature Furniture, Small Table with Inlaid Top
ca. 1983
Miniature Furniture, Six Dining Room Chairs
ca. 1983
Ship model
ca. 1946
Box
1850-1900
Fraktur: Birds Perched on Fruit Bearing Plants; verso: Record of the Birth and Baptism of Maria Catharine Ziegenfus
1855
Fragment of ship model
1900-1915
Cup plate
ca. 1825
Cup plate
ca. 1825
Toy butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Button
1891-1898
Silver bag
ca. 1900
Token: Huylers 20; 133 W.42 St.
ca. 1890
Token: 1813 Nottingham penny
2 tokens: Food Ration Tokens
1944-1945
Coin: Georgious Vd. G. Britt. Onr: Rex F. Dl 1931; 1,2,3,4,
Token: Temperance ten dollars to King Alcohol....
Collection of 10 coins
Coin: Georgius Dei Gratia Rex, 1723
Collection of 3 coins: English 1/2 pennies George ll
Token: John Debellis, New York, Good for 5 cent drink pool
1900-1941
Coin: Sing Sing Prison, one
1900-1943
Hard Times token: W.P. Haskins Troy, NY, 1834
1834
Hard Times token: Union Steam Washing, N.Y. 1837
1837
Coin: half dollar, Charter of Albany 1686, 1936
Coin: half dollar, Charter of Albany 1686, 1936
Coin: half dollar, Illinois State Centennial, 1918
Coin: half dollar, Missouri Centennial 1821-1921
Coin: half dollar, Missouri Centennial 1821-1921
Coin: half dollar, California's Diamond Jubilee, 1925
Coin: half dollar, Huguenot-walloon Tercentenary, 1924
Coin: half dollar, State Of Alabama Centennial, 1919
Inscribed backing panel for "The Course of Empire"
1836
Argand lamp
1810-1820
Brass object
1760-1783
Mrs. Henry Bromfield Rogers (1802-1880)
ca. 1880
Still bank
After 1893
Scarf: state symbols
1941
Mrs. James Saxe (1828-1921)
ca. 1860
Powder horn
1758
Aiguillette
1860-1900
Junk paperweight
1915-1965
Autumn Landscape
1881
Button
1860-1865
Carl Schurz (1829-1906)
1900
The New Game of Illustrated Proverbs
ca. 1880
Happy Families Card Game
ca. 1880
Box and jewelery bag
1950-1990
Fire Engine Picture Puzzle
ca. 1880
Cup and saucer
ca. 1825
Bed netting
1850-1900
Cup and saucer
ca. 1825
Bronx Woods, East Side of River Near Bridge, New York
1908
Concrete Bridge, Bronx Park, New York
1914
Coin: half dollar, Texas Independ. Centennial, 1934
Coin: half dollar, Battle of Bennington 1777-1927
ca. 1927
Coin: half dollar, Fort Van Couver Centennial, 1925
Coin: half dollar, Long Island Tercentennial 1936
Coin: half dollar, Long Island Tercentennial 1936
Token/coin: Lucky Penny Pocket Piece, Pan-Amer. Expo.1901
1936-1943
Coin: Carol lll. D.G. HISP. ETIND. R. 1800
Coin: Gold Dutch, 1739, Hollandia
Collec. of 2 coins: Autori Connec. Inde et Lib, 1787
Col.of 8 coins: Pennies/Centimes
Colt New Line 30 Caliber Revolver
1874
Allen & Wheelock Large Frame Pocket Revolver, Early Model
1857-1858
Manhattan Pepperbox Pistol
1856-1860
Allen & Thurber Pocket-Sized Worcester Pepperbox Revolver
1847-1854
Spur
1860-1865
Child's plate
ca. 1928-1955
Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver, Third Model
1850-1860
Anna Canfield Park (1841-ca. 1912)
1859
William Sidney McCoun (1813-1873)
1832
Factories at Canton (from the harbor) China
1840
George Inness (1825-1894)
ca. 1880
Blind Man's Bluff
1836
Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James (ca. 1868-1941)
n.d.
Leroy Elwood Kimball (1888-1962)
1959
The Blind Samson in the Temple
1861
Unidentified man
ca. 1840
Mrs. Francis Meserole (1789-1865)
1844
King George III
not dated
Portrait of a Man (Possibly of the Gosman Family)
c. 1809
Fernando Wood (1812-1881)
ca. 1852
Eugene Keteltas (1802-1876)
1829
Mrs. Aaron Vail (ca. 1815-1860)
ca. 1845
Unidentified man
ca. 1830
View from Monte Mario, Rome, Italy
1868
Pendant in case
1860-1880
Silver bag
ca. 1900
Cups
1875-1900
Shoe buckle in envelope
1750-1800
Ceramic fragment bowl base
1770-1810
Creamware fragment lid
1770-1810
Earthenware creamware fragment
1770-1810
Ceramic fragment bowl base
1770-1800
Hill's Alphabet Blocks
ca. 1875
Cup plate
1830-1845
Pillow cover
1708
Battle of Marne Medal
1915-1919
Smith & Wesson Model Number Three Second Model Single Action Revolver
1872-1874
Spurs (2)
1855-1863
Belgian single shot 22 caliber and holster
Mauser machine pistol with back stock and case
Powder flask w/strap
1856
Scenes from the American Revolution: "The Soissonnais"
c. 1916
Hat
1942
White hat
1942
Garrison cap
1946
Hat cover
1942-1946
Judge Charles Herman Ruggles (1789-1865)
ca. 1830
Garrison cap
1940-1945
Asenath C. Farnum
1855
Outcasts Waiting for a Free Dinner, New York
1888
Dismal Swamp, Sunset
1857
Wilhelmina Ritzema
1744-1746
Forest Fire on Lake
The Clark Children
1846
Mountainous Landscape
c. 1830[?]
Dr. John L. Zabriskie (1831-1895)
Mary Perkins
1796
Mrs. Hezekiah Weed (Rebecca Knapp)
View in New Jersey
1845
Woodman Garden, South Orange, N.J.
n.d.
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney's Reception
1924
Mrs. Henry Isaac Barbey
1904
A Southeast Prospect of the City of N.Y.
ca. 1756-61
Paperweight, white underlay
1845-1850
Clay pipe doll
1870-1890
Paperweight: sulphide
ca. 1850
Catskill Mountains, Shandaken, N.Y.
1856
Cup plate
1830-1845
Garrison cap
1942-1946
Whale's tooth
1860-1867
Powderhorn
1850-1865
Broadside
1822
Platter: yellow and green stoneware-sketch of New York
1830-1860
Cup plate
1830-1850
Presidential campaign kerchief of Garfield and Arthur
1884
Democratic National Convention Button with Donkey Pendant
1924
Engagement Between the U.S. Frigate "Chesapeake" and H.M.S. "Shannon"
1813
Cap: Young Communist League
1937
Portrait of Caroline Hamilton Brown (1851-1939)
1856
View of Quebec, Canada, with English Ships in the Harbor
19th century?
Lady Washington's First Visit to Camp
Dec. 12, 1904
Mrs. John Greenwood (1764-1831)
ca. 1818
Mrs. Isaac John Greenwood I (1815-1899)
1838
Unidentified woman with infant
ca. 1900
Elizabeth Lincoln Gould (d. 1914)
ca.1900
Augustus Thomas Cowman (1814-1854)
ca. 1845
Stamp in box
1850-1900
Mrs. Jonathan Swift (1767-1833)
1789
Illustration: Seven Ages of Man
c. 1891-1900
Idyll
c. 1891-1900
Old House, Corner of Greenwich and Vesey Streets, New York City
1880
Valentine-Varian House, Bedford Park, Bronx, New York
1907
Hudson River at Rockland Landing, New York
1893
Clock
1860-1880
Sampler.
ca. 1850
Sampler
1844
Darning sampler
1810
Powder horn
1750-1800
Vase
1850-1870
Vase
1900-1920
Oil lamp
1800-1850
Kerosene table lamp
1880-1910
Oil lamp
1840-1860
Vase
1840-1860 or 1920-1950
Vase
1855-1865
Badge
Badge
Badge
Badge
Badge
Badge
ca. 1990
View of the Highlands from West Point
1862
Button stud
Pin on card in box: Journee du Poilu 1915
Badge
Badge
Badge
Pin: Washinton & Lee, Univ. Virginia A.D 1782
ca. 1930
Badge
Badge
Badge
Badge in Box
Collection of Campaign Buttons
Button
Button
Badge w/pin & ribbon
Ribbon fragment
After 1848
Badge
Badge
Badge in case
Badge in case
1920-1940
Badge
Pin: Americna Legion Auxilary on card
Badge
Badge
Badge
Miter with case
1850-1900
Chafing dish
1740-1760
Badge: ...Veteran Fireman's Association...September 1887
1887
Badge: Delegate 59th Annual Conv., Firemen's Assn...1931
Badge: Delegate F.A.S.N.Y. 27th Conv...Aug. 15-18, 1899
ca. 1899
Badge: Delegate, 38th Annual Conv., Watertown...Aug.16-19...
1910
Badge: Firemen's Assoc. of City of New York, Sept. 6, 1897
1897
Brevoort House, New York City
c. 1900-10
Old Houses on South Side of Coenties Slip, New York City
1895
Frame House on Abington Square, New York City
c. 1900-10
Badge
Badge
Badge
Badge
Old Houses, Hudson and Watts Streets, New York City
c. 1900-10
Thomas Paine House, New Rochelle, New York
1905
View of Lake George, New York, Looking North
1879
Study of a Cast of a Hand
1848
Study of a Cast of a Hand
1848
Hall with Flag in the Morris-Jumel Mansion, New York City; verso: view of a room with a desk
1925
Hudson River Shore at Nyack, New York
c. 1890s
Sailors on Riverside Drive Looking at the U.S.S. "New York," Rear Admiral Rodman's Flagship, New York City
1919
The Atlantic Fleet Anchored in the Hudson River Opposite Grant's Tomb in Riverside Park, New York City
1919
View of the Victory Fleet from the Riverside Park Walk, New York City
1919
The Victory Fleet with the Skyline of Lower Manhattan, New York City
1919
View of a Country Road, Silver Spring
1847
JuneCarterCash_Sherman
Harlem Draw Bridge
1879
Coffee Stand, Coenties Slip, New York City; verso: sketch of seated woman
1866
View of Brooklyn from the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, New York
after 1883
West Farms Road, Westchester County, New York
1884
Powder Horn: John Hosmer (FW-168), with Two Vignettes of the Battle Monuments at Concord Bridge, Massachussetts
1890
Powder Horn: Daniel Hayden (FW-196), with Carving Unfurled
1897
Powder Horn: Gershom Burbank (FW-201), with Carving Unfurled, and a Vignette of Washington's Headquarters
1895
Brook at Port Morris, Bronx, New York
1879
Sunset on the River Tyne, England
1892
Vase
1840-1870
East Hampton from the Church Belfry
c. 1872
William Beekman (1725-1795)
ca. 1761
The Pigeon Fancier
ca. 1960s
Erie Canal Celebration Medal
1826
Erie Canal Celebration Medallion
1826
Powder Horn: The African, Horn Bound with Wood and Leather (F-55)
1890
Pitcher from wash stand set
ca. 1900
Puzzle jug
1811
Carl's Mill, Tarrytown, New York
1851
Self-Portrait (1818-1893) Sketching in the Woods
1848
Medal
1900-1901
Badge
Button
Orrando Perry Dexter (1853-1903)
1906
Button
Button
Mrs. Frederic Grand d'Hauteville (1849-1928)
ca. 1895
Button
Badge
Badge
Badge
Badge
Badge: 100% duty medal 1907-1931
Ribbon badge: Welcome Veteran Fireman's Assn...San Fran...Oct. 1893
ca. 1893
Badge: Hartford V.V.F.A...Veteran Firemen...Sept. 12, 1895
ca. 1895
Ribbon badge: Southern NY Volunteer Firemen's Assn Newburgh NY 1918
ca. 1912
Badge: V.F.A.
Ribbon badge: Veteran Firemen of N.Y., Sept. 21 and 22, 1887
1887
Ribbon badge: Vol. Firemen's Assn. City of NY, 27th Annual Conv....
1899
Badge: Volunteer Firemen's Assn., City of New York
1885-1895
Badge:...Firemen's Association of NY...Oct. 15, 1891
1891
Badge:...Reception to Veteran Firemen's Assn...N.Y...1887
ca. 1887
Badge:delegate, N.Y.S.Firemens convention Aug.20,21,22 1918.
Badge:delegate,28th. firemens ass'n,...Aug.15-18,1916
1916
Book of by-laws:...assoc. of Exempt Firemen...1868
Powder Horn: George Morley (R-38), Two Sides Depicted, with Vignettes of a Portrait of Paul Revere and a Scene of the British Fleet in Boston Harbor at Night
1891
Powder Horn: P. A. Keller (R-58), Two Sides Depicted, and Vignette Views of Stone Church at Palatine and the Peter Wagner Farm and Blockhouse,
1890
Three Powder Horns: The J. Marsh, The Henry Walton, and The S. Kirkley (R-60, 61, 62), with a Landscape Vignette of the Ruined Tower, Jamestown, Virginia
1890
Button w/ribbon: Vol. Firemen's Assn., City of N.Y...
1880-1920
Fire helmet frontpiece: Jackson
1850-1900
Scene of Boys with Bird's Nest
1850
Old Houses, Grove Street, New York City
1938
City Hotel, Broadway, New York City
Portrait of Seneca "Squaw" and Papoose, Western New York
1808
Portrait of Mrs. Bonnard Seated and Two Profile Bust Studies of Mr. Bonnard; verso: Studies of " Indian Strawberries"
1808
Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt (1863-1892)
1893
View of the New Haven Mountains, New Haven, Connecticut
1813
Study of Trees, Catskill Mountains, New York
c. 1848
Lake George with Islands, New York
1874

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