Collection Highlights

Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard

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Miniature mold
1900-1920
Epaulet
1900-1930
Paperweight
1920-1940
Box/ watch
1910-1940
Noisemaker
1930-1940
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1989
Pin
Nippon Club
ca. 1960-1989
Bobbin
1780-1820
Collection of 2 tokens: N.Y.C.R.R.EX. Train...
Marble board game w/2 marbles
1800-1900
Grater
1875-1925
Model of steam fire engine
ca. 1900
Bradley's Toy Village Fire Deparment Set
1909
Lithograph Stone
1890-1920
Souvenir ash tray
1901
Transportation token
1930-1960
Swizzle Stick
1940-1970
Hard Times token
1837
Campaign ribbon
1876
Badge of the Veterans, Seventh Regiment New York National Guard
1899
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Apple parer
1881
Road roller
ca. 1927
Ribbon from Society of the Cincinnati badge
1785
Officer's cap
1870-1892
Plaque
1843-1900
Comic Book
1897
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Plate
1910
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ca. 1950-1960
Medal: Rockefeller Center
ca. 1934
Political button
1966
Doll apron
Dollhouse furn: medicine cabinet
1920-1940
Miniature book box
1910-1940
Chapeau bras with case
ca. 1898
Civil War token
1863
Watch Face
1880-1940
Food bag
1990-2000
The World Says No to War Feb 15 NYC
2003
Pinback button
1896-1910
George Washington "Letter to Hamilton" Medal
1864
One, if by Land Two, if by Sea
ca. 1960-1980
Glove stretcher
ca. 1900-1920
Soldiers (pair)
1880-1920
Lace pillow
1730-1780
Photoscope
1930-1940
Game of India
ca. 1890
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Token
1920-1940
Medicine
1930-1960
Stand
1940-1960
Civil War token
1863
Republican County Committee Watcher Ribbon
1850-1900
The Bughouse
1930-1950
Decorative box:inlaid
1800-1830
Coin: half dollar, Monroe Doctrine Centennial, 1923
More than Ever I Like Ike
Doll: girl in white dress w/peach ribbons and hat
ca. 1894
Glove
ca. 1824
Coat
1940-1945
Button
1968
Button
ca. 1980
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pin
1920
Souvenir
1920-1950
Medal in box: Armory Seventh Regt....
1877
Two Garden pins and box
Shopping bag
Ribbon fragment
After 1848
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Medallion: Bruce Crane
1902
1867 Silver Dollar box cover
1870-1900
Hair Grooming
1890-1920
Medallion
1904-1930
Thimble/ insurance
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pinback button
1944
Fugio cent
1787
Box of crayons
1905-1940
Miniature jar
1910-1940
Gentleman's costume: 1690
ca. 1967
Phonograph record box
1902
The New Pretty Village Boathouse Set
1897
United Nations Outlaw Nuclear Weapons!
1975-1985
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Medallion
1879
Commodore Matthew C. Perry Presentation Medal
1856
Hotel Pierre
Spoon
1840-1862
Lieutenant Stephen Cassin Naval Medal
After 1878
Button
ca. 1896
Medal: Maj. Gen. George McClellan
ca. 1870
Child's plate
1825-1875
Apple parer (knife-fragment)
1800-1830
Campaign pin
1864
Box/ Food
1906-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Pinback button
1992
Button
ca. 1974
Aero Club of America Medal
1917
1964-1965 New York World's Fair Glass
1964-1965
Blow horn noise maker
probably 1960s
Pull toy (bird)
1850-1875
Pull toy (ram)
1850-1900
Snuffbox
1800-1840
Necktie
1972
Ashtray/Coin plate
1910-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Transportation token
1995-2003
Ribbon header
1905-6
Commemorative cane
2009
Snuffbox
1750-1825
Lady's costume: 1928
ca. 1962
Criss Cross Spelling Slips: Dog & Goose
ca. 1890
Hill's Spelling Blocks
1869
Ashtray
1940-1970
Fan
1876
Advertising cap
1980-2000
Pinback button
1940
VACUUM HOOVER
1928-1932
William Windom Mint and Treasury Medal
1890
Ernie's
Walking-stick
ca. 1883
Series Numismatica Commemorative Medal
1819
Ribbon
Canteen
1860-1861
Bell from the ferryboat "Elizabeth"
ca. 1904
Epaulets (pair) in storage box
ca. 1900
Paperweight
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Printing
1868-1900
Pinback button
1896-1910
Third International Third Reich Third Term???
1940
Bookmark
1892
Clothespin
1750-1850
Medal: marksman 3, sharpshooter 2, expert 2...
Fireman's belt: asst. foreman
1850-1900
Medicine bottle
1850-1900
Sword, scabbard and holster fragment
1862
Ribbon
1860-1920
Button
ca. 1985
Handkerchief
1893
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Insignia
1880-1920
Hard Times token: Smith's Clock Establishment, 1837
1837
Ribbon pin
ca. 1881
Campaign cane
ca. 1898
Pipe cleaner: soldier figure
1825-1875
Miniature table
1915-1935
Needle case
1840-1880
Self-Winding Stock Ticker
1923
Paperweight
1890-1920
Washing supplies
1910-1940
Coin tray
1900-1920
Pinback button
1930-1948
Button
Croton Aqueduct commemorative medal
1842
Le Bistro
Collection of 6 coins in envelope, 2 medals, 41 medallion
Indian relic: Ax head
1500-1700
Badge
ca. 1893
Waist belt (2)
1860-1870
Pliers (4)
1775-1795
Dolls' house chest
1920-1960
Jug
1920-1950
Pencil
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel/ medallion
1878
Pin
1890-1910
Roosevelt ILGWU
Cadillac Bar
ca. 1986-1999
Hard Times Token: Coin: illustrative predecesor
1837
Indian relic: Ax head
1500-1700
Reception and House Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Billfold
1940-1945
Le Petit Architecte Parisien
1860-1900
Spoon
1700-1800
Jug
1950-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel/ medallion
1913
Pin
1890-1910
Go 4th to Win the War
China Club
ca. 1980-1997
Noggin
1850-1930
Major General Zachary Taylor Military Medal
1848-1885
Still bank
1880-1900
Hat: bolero style, black
1900-1950
Rolling pin
ca. 1842
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
1888
Pin-back button
ca. 1985
Toy
1955-1990
Tobacco
1920-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1834
Prohibition token
1855
Shoe buckle
1775-1783
Parasol: black and white w/carved leaf handle and tassel
1860-1890
Whetstone holder
1834
Doll: on stand in black coat
ca. 1913
Snuff jar
1850-1900
Percussion cap pouch with belt fragment
1860-1865
Printer's Block
1901
Bookmark/ Food
1900-1930
Paperweight
1890-1920
Ribbon/ medal
1889
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
New York City Tercentennial Medallion
1953
Keith Haring button
Child's plate
1804-1830
Box with four forms and packet of gold leaf
1775-1795
Chapeau (bicorne) with case
ca. 1899
New York Philharmonic Stagebill for April 17-20, 2002
2002
Fan
1920-1950
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Proudly We Hail
2001-2002
Pinback button
1896-1920
Bibliographical Society Medal
1928
Toons
ca. 1960-1980
Protractor
ca. 1900
Doll house furniture: side chair
1920-1940
Still bank
1932-1934
Fire helmet: NY Exempt Assn, A.M.
1854-1880
The Game of What D'ye Buy
ca. 1895
Box/ Collar
1869-1910
Stickers
1987-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Button
ca. 1990
Civil War token
1863
Theodore Roosevelt Republican Campaign Badge
1904
Mercedes SS 1928
1928
Plaque
1850-1950
Fire helmet: Chief
ca. 1873
Framed fragment of Union flag from Fort Sumter
ca. 1860
Milestone
1822-23
Straight pin
1850-1900
Puzzle
1850-1900
Pin-back campaign button
1948
Toy/ Food
1940-1970
Collection
1910-1920
Sign
1890-1940
Spoon
1950-1990
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Yes We Did
2009
Sugar Daddy tennis racket head cover
1973
Two Good Terms Deserve a Rest
Fragment of Washington's coffin
1799
Dress helmet
1880-1900
Virginia half penny
1773
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Hardware/ household
1930-1950
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Protection Sound Money
Brasserie
ca. 1960-1980
World War II student identification tag
ca. 1942
Epaulets (pair) in original box
ca. 1861
Doll
1900-1930
Seal impression in box
1853-1880
Shoulder patches
1941-1945
Paperweight/ medallion
1925
Tobacco tin
ca. 1912
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Plate
1909
Hard Times token
1837
John Paul Jones Plaquette
1906
Handkerchief set in box
ca. 1941 - 1945
Little Red Ridinghood
ca. 1890
Stack's Advertising Medal
1939
Badge w/tag
Spoon
1825-1875
Purse
1850-1900
Trousers
1940-1945
Paperweight
1900-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Plate/ Food
1920-1950
Bar Tray
1930-1950
Button
ca. 1964
Coast Survey (Bache) Life Saving Medal
After 1861
New York City souvenir hot pad
ca. 1939
Spinner noise maker
probably 1960s
Medal in box: Britannian 1797 2 pence
1797
Baluster fragment from Dutch church
1700-1800
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Home Games for Little Girls
ca. 1870
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Hardware/ household
1900-1940
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
General Nathaniel Greene Military Medal
ca. 1890
Fugio cent
1787
Advertising cane
2000
Souvenir ashtray in box: Holland Society of N.Y.
1880-1910
Collection of five toy tents w/flags
1870-1910
Spectacles and case
1790-1800
Schuetzen rifle
1850-1865
Powder Box
1920-1940
Cleaning supplies
1962-1980
Swizzle stick/ noise maker
1940-1960
Game
ca. 1985
Ribbon
1903
Medal
1906
Peacock Alley, The Waldorf-Astoria
Pin-back campaign button
1940
Coin: half dollar, Battle of Bennington 1777-1927
ca. 1927
Button
Benjamin Harrison Indian Peace Medal
1890-1900
Octant in case
1850-1870
Trousers
1941-1946
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Pinback button
1920-1940
Condom tin
1931-1940
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1985-2000
Lieutenant-Colonel Francois Louis Tessiedre DeFleury
1880
Seal press with New York Chamber of Commerce seal
ca. 1770, ca. 1850
Epaulets (pair) in storage box
ca. 1867
Indian Stone ax head or adze
Late Woodland period
Medicine bottle with stopper
1860-1890
Pistol balls (7) excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1760-1783
Ashtray
1901
Medicine tin
1880-1910
Pill box
1940-1960
Tobacco
1940-1960
Pinback button
1890-1920
Civil War token
1863
Ribbon
1885
Commemorative cane
2005
1195 ‎Nègre
1880-1920
Colllection of marbles in box
1800-1920
Needle case
late 18th-early 19th Century
Cartridge Pouch
1830-1850
Box
1890-1920
Pinback button
1997
Playing card
1940-1960
Bottle
1930-1960
Campaign token
1936-1940
Medal: Kings County HS 1911
1911 or later
The Rainbow Grill
Augustus Saint-Gaudens Plaquette
1937
The London Game
1898
Seal: good fellowship
ca.1911
Ribbon
1856
Sewing box
1860-1900
Merrill Carbine, Second Type
1863
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1906-1920
Bottle/Can Opener
1930-1960
Coin/ periodical
1920-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1997
National Arts Club
ca. 1960-1980
Nutmeg grater/tobbaco shredder
ca. 1675-1775
Coin: Virginia half-penny, 1773 Georgius lll Rex
1773
The Improved Game of Snap
1889
Chest of drawers
1825-1875
Gavel:...Edwd. H. Kent...
1881
The Commander of Our Forces: A Game for Old and Young
1863
Medicine
1906-1920
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Trade sign
1934-1940
Pinback button
1995-2000
VIETNAM PROTEST WASHINGTON EASTER 65 SPU
1965
Button
1899-1901
Belt plate
1760-1783
Stamp
1837-1880
Ship's clock
1890-1910
Toy towel stand
1860-1880
Sewing box
1840-1880
Lantern slides (12)
1880-1890
Box
1947
Pinback button
1956-1968
Cue stick
License plate
1964
Bottle
1880-1905
Laying of the First Trans-Atlantic Telegraphic Cable Commemorative Medal
1858
New York Sun
ca. 2000
Major General Edmund P. Gaines Military Medal
1837-1885
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Republican County Committee's Captain Badge
1928
Calipers
1850-1870
Dress coat
1891-1906
Wax seal in box
ca. 1900
Box/ Food
Token
1934
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pin-back button
ca. 1986
New York Chamber of Commerce Building Dedication Medal
1902
Ristorante Arqua
1980-1990
A I
1980-2000
Coin: half dollar, Great Lakes Expos. 1936
Top
1850-1900
Doll: female
1880-1910
Framed set of buttons and sleeve-links (41) excavated at Sneeden's Landing
1770-1783
Setto: Game of Syllables
1882
Mug/Shaving
1911
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Tin
1989
Bottle/ can opener
1901-1920
Hard Times token
1832-1835
Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant Medal
ca. 1873
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Fragments of wooden clamp (2)
1775-1795
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Parasol: black w/tassel
1880-1910
Ballard Carbine
1862-1865
Tammany Delegate Badge
1904
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Trade sample
1943-1950
Bottle/ food
1910-1940
Commemorative token
1919
General Robert E. Lee Medal
ca. 1900
Political button
Aerial camera equipment
Needle case
1840-1880
Jack-in-the-box
1850-1900
Walrus tusk
1850-1880
Capitol Dominoes
1950-1970
Box
1920-1940
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Thimble/ beverages
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Major General William Henry Harrison Military Medal
1824-1885
65 Irving Place
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
ca. 2000
Miniature book box
1910-1940
Fortune-telling doll
1825-1875
Needle case
1750-1780
The Black Cat Fortune Telling Game
1897
Perfume Bottle
1960-1990
Shopping bag
1998
Bottle/ medicine
1930-1950
Advertising sign
1930-1950
Button
1993
Abraham Lincoln Centennial Plaquette
1909
Miraculum!
1920-1929
Canteen w/strap
1810-1815
Westwood Medal
1800
Badge in case
1850-1930
Saddle
Mechanical toy (three chickens in a coop)
1825-1875
Container: Spoon box
ca. 1723
Paperweight
ca. 1882-1900
Fan
1890-1920
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Advertising sign
1880-1910
Political novelty
1940
New York Chamber of Commerce Building Dedication Medal
1902
Wood fragment from battleship Niagara
ca. 1812
Pin-back button
2016
Apple parer
ca. 1800-1830
Ribbon: Alliance of Neptune and Pan Union of Erie Canal...
ca. 1825
Dragoon helmet
1700-1800
Medicine bottle
1840-1860
Medicine advertising sign
1890-1930
Commemorative token
1840-1880
Tobacco handbag
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1968
Ribbon
1890-1920
Cane
Nutmeg grater/ tobacco shredder
ca. 1675-1775
Side-wheel steamer pull toy
1850-1900
Box
1775-1825
Fish pond
ca. 1890
Button
1988
Candy tin
1900-1930
Shoe horn
1920-1950
Pipe
1890-1930
Pen
1962-1970
Saint Nicholas Society Medal
1903
Mormando Restaurant
Miniature Furniture, Chest with Five Inlaid Drawers
ca. 1983
Storage box for epaulets
1818-1825
New York State Agricultural Society Medal
ca. 1844
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Hetchel
ca. 1774
Paperweight
ca. 1882-1900
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1952-1956
Coaster
1930-1950
Ribbon
STANLEY SIMON/ THE BRONX
1984
NEW YORK'S FAMOUS IRISH RESTAURANTS
Needle wax
1840-1880
Game of Steeplechase
1880-1920
Cutlass and Scabbard
1862
O'Grady's Goat: A Merry Game
ca. 1895
Ashtray
1931
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Store display/ bottle
1880-1900
Pinback button
1896-1910

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