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Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel

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Halliday Medal
1850-1880
Hair Grooming
1940-1960
Pull toy: dog with basket
1870-1890
Button
Thimble/ food
1900-1960
Box/ Food
1900-1920
Bottle/Can Opener
1910-1940
Shako with pompon
ca. 1914
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry
1869-1885
ribbon
Die
1800-1838
Ukranian Easter egg decorating kit
ca. 1957-1980
Miniature mortar and pestle
1900-1930
Walking-stick
1850-1900
U.S. Civil War token
1863
Coin: Africa
Ribbon
1850-1870
Box
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Dagger
1855-1870
Field mirror in case
1890-1910
Medicine/ bottle
1880-1900
Pinback button
1944-1948
Sash
1910-1920
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2003
Button
1952-1956
Coin: Hilus
Button
Box
1890-1920
Shopping bag
1990-1991
Wig: curly crest w/hairpin
1750-1800
Mansion of Happiness
1864
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1910
Button
1980-1990
Chewing gum
ca. 1940
Ribbon pin
ca. 1883
Commemorative cane
2003
Uncle Raphael's Puzzle: Chromos. No. 2
1872
Shaving mug
1890-1930
Coin: half dollar, State Of Alabama Centennial, 1919
Adlai and Estes
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Tin advertising figure
1890-1920
Comic book
1897
Calipers
1750-1850
Office supply
1950-1960
Winemaking Plaquette
1902
ORIGINAL BILL'S GAY NINETIES CAFE & RESTAURANT
Framed fragment of flag flown during inauguaration of George Washington
1789
Dollhouse furn.: hutch
1920-1940
Collection of 2 tokens: N.Y.C.R.R.EX. Train...
Souvenir Tile
ca. 1960
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Scoop/ladle
ca. 1750-1850
Box/ Candy
Token
1834(?)
Framed set of musket and pistol balls (35) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
1760-1783
Tobacco premium
1900-1930
Lady's costume: 1907
ca. 1964
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Andrew Johnson Indian Peace Medal
1866
Royal Bus Line keywind bus
ca. 1920's
Writing case with accessories
ca. 1862
Pill box
1850-1875
Major General Winfield Scott
1824
Toy train
1900-1910
Whistle
1920-1940
Beer advertising sign
1920-1940
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Shaving mug
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Needle case
1800-1840
The Railroad ABC and Picture Blocks
1903
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1921
French Heroes Fund Medal
1918
Captain James Lawrence Naval Medal
1868-1885
Game of War
ca. 1900
Button
1970-1980
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Dolls' house candlestand
1920-1960
Pinback button
1952-1956
Clothing hanger
1900-1940
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1847
La Toque Blanche
Child's plate
1818-1846
Paperweight
1880-1940
Bandage roller
1800-1880
Ice skates (pair)
1825-1875
Bar Tray
1900-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Kitchen tool: pot stand
ca. 1800-1860
Button
1990-1995
Shopping bag
1940-1960
Fireman's belt: "exempt"
1850-1900
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Expanded Metal Wastebasket
Early 1980s
Petrossian Paris
ca. 1984-1995
Soldiers on Guard
ca. 1900
Scoop
ca. 1750-1850
Horse blanket
1898-1938
Music box
1860-1880
Butter mold
1795-1835
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Combs (2)
1760-1783
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Pinback button
1944
Hard Times Token
1837
Elect Perot President
c. 1992
Kittanning Destroyed medal
1759
Sewing needles
1897
Miniature Furniture, Bentwood Rocker
ca. 1983
Badge
Thimble/ furnace
1900-1940
Tin/ Food
1906-1920
George Washington commemorative coat button
1811-32
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ca. 1950-1960
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medallion
1909
Political button
20th c.
Doll shorts
Dispenser or serving urn
1888-1900
Doll
1830-1860
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Miniature Furniture; Open work Tray-Top Table
ca. 1984
Badge
Medicine
1990-2000
Coaster
1940-1960
Fire helmet
1870-1900
Novelty fan
1950-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Ribbon/ medal
1938-1945
Medal: Abraham Lincoln 1860
1860
The Noho Star
ca. 1960-1980
Box
ca. 1920-1930
Apothecary jar with cover
1800-1825
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
ca. 1890
John Paul Jones Naval Medal
1790-1863
Ashtray/ coin plate
1920-1940
Button or stud
1898
Pencil/ Food
1940-1960
Puzzle
ca. 1939
Button
ca. 2000
Doll hat
1870-1880
Dexterity games
1930-1950
Trellis
1870-1900
Pin-back button
ca. 2001
Fan
1910-1930
Forage cap
1899-1909
Travel
1989-1992
Medallion: Free Academy...1853
1853 or later
Ruler
1940-1960
College of the City of New York Award Medal
1962
Pin-back button
1960
Shopping bag
Wool wheel (bench and wheel)
1750-1850
Medallions/Textiles
1937
Token: Rockefeller Center N.Y.C.
1934-1936
Miniature sofa
1960-1980
Medicine
1930-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Collection of 2 pins: Firemen insignia
1894-1896
Ashtray
1941
Ring
1939
French coin excavated at West Point
1773
Pinback button
1896-1910
Ribbon
1844
Cafe Iguana
ca. 1960-1980
Box of crayons
1925-1950
Puzzle
1930-1950
Dollhouse furn: bathtub
1920-1940
Powder flask
1830-1880
The Starry Banner ABC and Pretty Picture Blocks
1898
Fan
1890-1920
Sewing box
1850-1900
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Sign
1890-1910
Token
ca. 1860
John S. Pershing Medal
1919
Spool of ribbon
1945-1959
Bobbins
1780-1820
Medal: marksman 3, sharpshooter 2, expert 2...
Coffee Can
1910-1940
Fork
1875-1925
Button
Cigarette holder
1890-1920
Pin-back button
1972-1973
Napkin
1980-2000
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
3 Ribbons
16 to One
1964-1965 New York World's Fair Souvenir Glass
1964-1965
Powder horn
1834
Clapper noise maker
probably 1960s
Miniature mug
1900-1920
Bayonet
1760-1783
Commemorative t-shirt
Coin:...1623
Campaign button w/pin and ribbon
ca. 1864
Ted Weiss/Congress
1976
Toy
1955-1990
Souvenir "Carver" armchair
1920-1940
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
1882
Button hook
1890-1930
Plate
1900-1920
Insignia
1860-1900
Cigarette box filled with change
2001
Ohio State Tramway Association Banquet Card and Menu
ca. 1889
Commemorative cane
2002
Dissected Map of the United States
1887
Allen & Thurber Pocket-Sized Worcester Pepperbox Revolver
1847-1854
Dress hat
1940-1945
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Tin
1890-1920
Washing supplies
1890-1930
Coat
1880-1920
Button
ca. 1991
Benjamin Franklin Medal
1777
"EL MOROCCO"
Fragment of brick from Louisbourg Fortress
ca. 1740
Miniature sofa and easy chairs (2)
1960-1980
Medal in Case: F.Habeneck Foudatour 1828
ca. 1881
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1910
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Swift: Expandable yarn tree w/stand
1840-1870
Watch Face
1880-1940
Hub cap
1850-1900
Personal item
1990-2000
LeMat Two-Barrel (10-Shot Percussion) Revolver, First Model
1862
Pin
1980-2000
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
Bookmark
1893
Sand caster
ca. 1848
Bitters in box
1846-1880
Pine tree three pence
1652
Toy train
1900-1910
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
4 Ribbons
1865
Sewing Supplies
1890-1920
Game
1945-1960
Needle case
1800-1850
Brooklyn Bridge Block Ball Puzzle
1883-1900
Medal
1947-1953
Ribbon
ca. 1910
Campaign cane
ca. 1908
Snuff box: shell-shaped w/figure reliefs
1800-1850
Major General Winfield Scott Military Medal
1849
Game of Dr. Fusby, M.D., A. S. S.
ca. 1890
Bottle
1910-1940
Can/ Food
1900-1920
Bootjack
1870-1900
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Canister
1881-1920
Pin-back button
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commemorative Medal
1909
Delsomma
Collage, Portrait in Frame: Jenny Lind
1850-1855
Pin-back button
ca. 2000
Scale
1800-1850
Sword cane
1830-1850
Tobacco pipe
1900-1960
Insignia
1890-1920
Waffle iron with base
ca. 1895
Clothing hanger
1900-1940
Intercom entry panel
ca. 1950
National Academy of Design award medal
1830-1870
Pendant
1890-1910
The Friends of Franklin Roosevelt
Rikyu
ca. 1960-1990
Checker and backgammon board
ca. 1875
Hay fork
Miniature tea set
1900-1930
Butter mold
1800-1850
Button
1988
Box
1867-1910
Marbles (16)
1850-1920
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Medal
1983
Hard Times tokens (4)
1837
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Campaign Ribbon
ca. 1868
Buckle
1775-1783
The Game of Lost Heir
ca. 1900
Coin: CA 5 dollar: Gold piece, 1850
1850
Transportation token
1970-1978
Beer bottle
1890-1910
Pinback button
1970-2000
Service cap
ca. 1919
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Barbie button
Sundial with compass
ca. 1853
Candle box
1800-1900
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Badge
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Ox shoe excavated at a Revolutionary War camp in New York
1760-1783
Advertising clock
1890-1900
Pinback button
1890-1920
Amusement
1880-1910
Pinback button
1896-1910
Ribbon
1830-1850
H Moulino
ca. 1960-1980
MARCH ON WASHINGTON, AUGUST 28, 1963, FOR JOBS & FREEDOM
1963
Bottle
1860-1890
The Little Cowboy Game
ca. 1895
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
After 1863
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Medallion
1930
Tin/ food
1900-1930
Spinning top
ca.1875
Civil War token
1863
United States Centennial Medal
1876
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Portable lockstitch sewing machine
ca. 1890
FF William D. Lake FDNY Rescue 2
2002
Box/ Food
1900-1930
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War barracks
1760-1783
Postcard
2001-2002
Coin: quar.dollar, Columbian Board of Lady Managers, 1893
Spoon
1950-1990
Independence Day Commemorative Medal
1918
Political button
Sugar Daddy caricature printing gel
1973
Fire engine condenser case
1845-1850
Fan
1900-1920
Walking-stick
1836-1860
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Wendell Will For Prosperity
Cup
1890-1920
Bookmark
1930-1950
Seal impression in box
1815-1850
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
New-York Historical Society commemorative medal
1857
Cinqvanta
ca. 1960-1980
Artifacts excavated from the James Brown house, 326 Spring Street
1750-2000
Pull toy: horses and riders
ca. 1890
Miniature rug
1920-1940
Keg from the Erie Canal celebration
ca. 1825
A Peep at the Circus
1887
Trade sign
1880-1900
Ribbon/ medal
1900-1940
Handle/ Food
1910-1940
Spoon
1861
Political novelty
1997
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Medal
1945
Dexterity game
ca. 1900
Pincushion
1875-1900
Squeak toy (baby in cradle)
1875-1900
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Ship the GI'S Home Now!
1969
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Snuffbox and lid
1800-1850
Can opener
1910-1940
Medallion: Carnegie Hero Fund 1904
1900-1920
World's Columbian Exposition Administrative Building Medal
1893
Medal
1913
Matchbook
ca. 1965
Miniature food mold
1900-1940
Cane
1875-1925
Pin-back button
1950-1968
Coin:V USA 1883
1883
Pin: image of Harrison
Medicine
1906-1920
Tobacco box filled with matches and bags of tobacco
ca. 1909
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Gumball machine
1920-1940
Lotion bottle
1980-2000
Pinback button
1896-1920
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
after 1840
Badge
ca. 1892
Commemorative cane
ca. 1950
Nursery Tiles Ilustrated by BOZ
1883
Erie Canal Celebration Medal
1826
Centennial of Washington's Inauguration "Black, Starr & Frost" Medal
1889
Measuring Cup/ food
1910-1930
Plate
1911
Pinback button
1940-1960
Wool card
ca. 1820-1850
Ribbon
1900
Yale University Award Medal
ca. 1956
Patio
Child's dance clogs (pair)
1880-1893
Child's plate
1830-1880
"Draped Bust" quarter dollar
1796
Calendar/Books
1943
Musket worms (2) excavated at West Point
1760-1783
Needle work tool
1790-1830
Fan
1900-1930
Butter mold
ca. 1758
Button
1968
Still bank
1880-1920
Coaster
1940-1970
Pinback button
1980-2000
Benjamin Harrison Indian Peace Medal
1889
Hillary Clinton
2008
Spice box
ca. 1858
Squeak toy
1875-1900
Walking-stick
ca. 1851
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1910
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Medal
ca. 1898
Grandmama's Improved Game of Riddles
1887
Bust
Bottle
1910-1930
Pencil
1970-2000
Flax
1700-1800
The Great Game Uncle Sam at War with Spain
1898
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
1892
Commemorative cane
2005
Rhode Island Revolutionary War Medal
1779
Fulton Trust Company Plaquette
1915
Game of Race Around the World
1898
Paperweight
1890-1920
Medicine
1870-1890
U.S. OUT of Salvador/ Cispes
1980-1992
Pinback button
1941
Riding breeches: NY coaching club
ca. 1900
Pinback button with ribbon
1904
Badge
ca.1904
Peter's Backyard Restaurant
Wallet
1764
Stereoscope
1870-1880
Coin: half dollar, Great Lakes Expos. 1936
Trade sign
1900-1930
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Paperweight
1890-1920
Walking-stick
1840-1860
Fireman's belt fragment: Columbia
1850-1900
Box/ Candy
1940-1970
Hardware/ household
1930-1950
Fragments of cocked hat (14) excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Pinback button
1995
Pin with photograph of McClellan
Lady's costume: 1869
ca. 1965
The Coach House
ca. 1960-1980
Model hand pump fire fighting cart
1874
Miniature rug
1920-1940
Lady's costume: 1610
ca. 1858
Instantaneous Transformation Picture: Landscape of Ancient Rhymes
ca. 1890
Playing card
1940-1960
Coffee mill
1880-1910
Food spear
1940-1960
Set of tea caddies in box
1750-1810
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Ribbon
1850-1900
Belt plate
1760-1783
Renaissance revival sofa
1850-1870
Pitcher
ca. 1750-1850
Photographic equipment
1880-1920
Solidarity with Vietnam Build the Children's Hospital
1960-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Dress hat
1943-1945
Cane with September 11th imagery
ca. 2001
Thomas A. Edison Centennial Commemorative Medal
1947
Pin-back button
Doll's cradle and bedding
1850-1900
Doll w/brown lace dress
1820-1850
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Powder horn
1780-1840
Badge on block in envelope: N.Y.F.D. 25
1839-1865
Pin-back button
1970-1975
Chapeau bras
1829-1837
Photographic equipment
1892-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Pinback button
1985
Shirt stud
Penang
ca. 1991-2007
I AM A UNION MAN WHAT ABOUT YOU BUDDY? AFL-CIO
1950-1960
Apothecary bottle with cap
1880-1920
Dump cart
ca. 1900
Sewing Supplies
1880-1890
Bottle
1930-1960
Lost in the Woods
ca. 1890
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Whale's tooth
1910-1940
Hard Times token (2)
1837
Roosevelt Memorial Association Medallion of Honor
1920
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Mug with hinged lid
1850-1900
Sewing Supplies
1950-1990
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
1790-1863
Watch Face
1880-1940
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Souvenir token
1920-1950
Metropolitan Life Insurance Exhibit Medal
1939
Political button
Aerial camera equipment
Box
1780-1830
Riding toy (horse)
1800-1900
Hair Grooming
1833-1990

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