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Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal

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Tin/ Candy
1980-2000
Dexterity games
1930-1950
Photographic equipment
1880-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Doll: masked figure w/disjointed legs
1940-1960
Darning egg
1800-1850
Framed set of American military buttons (61)
1775-1783
An Amusing Game of Horse Show
ca. 1890
College of the City of New York Award Medal
1962
Pin-back button
1960
Shopping bag
Chest with drawers
1800-1850
Button
ca. 1980
Box
1890-1920
Cigarette pack
1952
Pinback button
1910-1930
"leaf" fork w/3 tines
18 or 19th century
Ribbon
1844
Cafe Iguana
ca. 1960-1980
Lady's costume: 1905
ca. 1965
Magnifying glass and case
1800-1830
American Fire Department: A Sectional Picture Toy
1882
Sewing Pins
1890-1930
Box/ Food
1948
Utensil
1980-2000
Box of crayons
1925-1950
Nicholas Roerich Medal
1929
Medallion
1920-1940
Pin
1944-1948
Gentleman's costume: 1730, N.Y.
ca. 1966
Coin scale in case
ca. 1735-1752
Criss Cross Spelling Slips
ca. 1885
Box
1930-1970
Box/ Food
1992
Playing card
1940-1960
Box of crayons
ca. 1937
Chateau de Ramezay Medal
After 1896
Medallion
1913
Badge/ medal
1935
Badge w/medal
Alphabet blocks (set)
1850-1900
Still bank
1870-1880
Naval insignia in box
1940-1946
John S. Pershing Medal
1919
Uncle Sam shoe polish
1945-1959
Marathon
ca. 1995
Fan
1900-1930
Tin/ Food
1906-1920
Pencil/ periodical
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Queen Elizabeth I
1950-1970
Pin-back button
1964-1965 New York World's Fair Glass
1964-1965
Rum bottle
1770-1780
Naval officer's sword and scabbard
1861-1887
British Soldiers Past and Present
ca. 1894
Medicine
1890-1940
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Photographic equipment
1892-1920
Bell noise maker
probably 1960s
Lady's costume: 1640
ca. 1958
Fork
1790-1825
Button
1967
Magic lantern slide
1880-1910
Walking-stick
1892
Teddy bear
1905-1912
Folding cot with handle
1850-1860
Pin-back button
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2007
Box
1935
Bottle/ food
1960-1990
Cue stick
Store display
1910-1940
Purse
1890-1920
Button w/ribbon
1901
Medal in box:...Peru...Elihu Root
1906
Campaign ribbon
1896
Miniature mold
1900-1930
Service cap
1941-1945
Bootjack
1850-1900
Key
1890-1930
Token
1920-1950
PAPA LOU'S
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Horse
Doll
1820-1850
Framed set of objects (36) excavated at Connecticut Village
1736-1810
Blown Up Steamer and Fire Engine Puzzle
ca. 1885
Rotten eggs with Roosevelt Omlettes with Willkie
Bookmark
1893
Spoon
1700-1800
Token: 1939 Convention Am. Numismatic Ass. A. Kosoff
1939
Collar
1900-1920
Pen/ pencil
1930-1960
Swizzle stick
1920-1958
Button
1964
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Handgun model
ca. 1906
grain or straw fork
Athletic medal
1951
Ribbon
1800-1900
Fireman's fatigue cap: protection; Hose #5; late 19th C.
1871-1883
Paper dolls (11 pieces)
ca. 1895
Model 1842 U.S. Percussion Musket
1849-1851
Paperweight
ca. 1910-1920
Pinback button
1980-2000
Food tin
1890-1920
Campaign cane
ca. 1908
Box
1900-1930
Historical novelty
1950-1970
Ashtray w/removable basin
ca. 1930
Pin: Adlai
1952 or 1956
Section of branch of tree planted by Lincoln
1850-1900
Sword guard excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
1760-1783
Doll's cape
1870-1880
Mario's Villa d'este
Pattern quarter
1792
Box
1920-1940
Hardware Sign
1900-1930
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Pin-back button
1936
Miniature fox
1900-1940
Doll: boy in long coat
1830-1880
Porcelain fragments (6) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1740-1783
Little Workers Picture Cubes
1901
Hagstrom Five Borough, New York City Street Atlas, 4th Edition
1996
Token
1840-1890
Coffee mill
Coin:...16??
Pinback button
1944-1948
Political novelty
1940-1960
Badge in case
Helmet: German w/swastika on side
ca. 1940
Child's plate
1830-1880
Blouse
1942-1946
Hard Times tokens (2)
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Unit insignia
1775-1783
Button
ca. 1975-1980
Fan
1910-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Calendar
1897
Pen
1990-2000
1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Commemorative Medal
1876
Commemorative ribbon
ca. 1836
Wood graver
1850-1900
Snuffbox with lid
1800-1850
A B C of Comic Animals
1897
Button
1996
Shopping bag
1990-2000
World's Fair Souvenir Plate
1960s
Personal item
1890-1930
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Franklin Pierce Indian Peace Medal
1870-1892
Dog and elephant
1870-1910
Station Brougham, ca. 1896
ca. 1896
Protective spectacles and case
1880-1900
John Barry Commemorative medal
ca. 1903
Il Cantinori
ca. 1960-1980
MNESTY FOR ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS OF SPAIN, AFLCIO LOCAL 64 UNION MADE
1975-1980
New-York Historical Society centennial medal
1904
Peter Coddle's Trip
ca. 1905
Button
1975-1985
Box/ Candy
1906-1920
Tiptray/coin tray
1964-1965
Sign/ liquor
1950-1960
Tokens
1937-1942
Convention ribbon
1892
United States Centennial Medal
1877
Hat cover
ca. 1944
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Shuttle
ca. 1880-1920
Paperweight
ca. 1892-1920
Pinback button
1918-1920
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Painting
1900-1940
Coaster
1940-1970
Game of Star Authors
ca. 1890
Medicine bottle
1860-1890
Cap: Police Reserve, City of New York; c.1915
ca. 1915
Medal: Penn's Treaty 1682 (in box)
ca. 1882
Political button
Bobby Riggs signature printing gel
1973
Pillow-Dex Tennis
1897
Medicine
1906-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Photographic equipment
1920-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Miniature box
1875-1900
Tercentenary of the Purchase of Manhattan Island Medal
1926
Toy side chair
1875-1915
Toy train
1900-1910
Card case in box
1850-1900
The Popular Game of Broadway
1917
Tea Strainer
1910-1940
Watch Face
1880-1940
The Orchid Restaurant
ca. 1960-1980
WTC 2011 ID Badge of Louis DiGeronimo
2001
Coin: Massachusetts,1787, Common Wealth
Sewing Supplies
1900-1940
Measuring cup
1890-1930
Pencil box
1860-1880
Badge
Sword, scabbard and shoulder belt
ca. 1830
Box
1850-1900
Frock coat (riding coat)
ca. 1900
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Medal
1945
1943 Steel cents (70)
1943
Jug/Teapot
1920-1950
Pencil
1940-1960
Wrapper
1980-2000
Tobacco
1880-1920
Pinback button
1980-2000
3 loose buttons
ca. 1940
Key from New York State Prison
ca. 1796-1797
Bottle: Selden's Magic Fluid NY
1820-1850
Nightstick: carved torch top
1835-1842
A. D. T. Messenger Boy
ca. 1910
Optical
1930-1960
Tape measure
1901
Medal
ca. 1912
Matchbook
ca. 1965
Model of the "City of New York"
ca. 1900-1939
cannon
1775-1800
Badge/ medal
1895
Pinback button
1896-1910
Fragment
1775-1825
Cart
1900-1920
Needle case
1800-1850
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
After 1863
Schenectady Sunday School Celebration Ribbon
1800-1850
Cane
ca. 1880's
Revolver with case and accessories (7)
1860-1868
Packet
1910-1940
Figurine
1897
Tip tray/ coin plate
1900-1930
Plate
1915
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
Republican League Member Ribbon
ca. 1900
William Pitt Medal
1766
McKinley & Roosevelt New York Press
Doll's shirt
1880-1920
Parade cap
1870-1892
Campaign souvenirs (2)
ca. 1973
Box/ Candy
Shopping bag
1994
Cavaliere
Thimble/ sewing
1900-1940
Button
1985
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Harris/Anderson children on base
1920-30
Musket barrel fragment excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
1760-1783
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
Silk ribbon from the Erie Canal celebration, New York City
1825
Sugar nips
1750-1850
Game of Little Volunteer
1898
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Trade sign
1880-1920
Medicine
1930-1960
Bottle stopper
1940-1960
Button
ca. 1964
The Game of Dr. Busby: America's Oldest Game
ca. 1900
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister
1838
Hard Times token: Phalons Hair Cutting, 1837
1837
Badge: Fire Dept.
1880-1920
Medal: Washington Grays
After 1840
Fragment of flag carried by New York 40th Regiment
1860-1861
Sugar cutter
1750-1850
Leather Samples
1950-1960
Support Medical Aid/The War is Over/To Vietnam
1975
Ribbon
ca. 1930
Campaign cane
ca. 1964
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Plate
1909
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Collection of 10 chickens and roosters in box
1875-1950
Squeak toy (bird)
1875-1900
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Badge: Delegate firemans Ass. NY 1907
ca.1907
Danny's Hide-A-Way
Parcheesi
ca. 1940
Button
1980-1990
Napkin
1980-2000
Travel
1940-1960
Commemorative token
1889
Badge with photo and tassle
ca. 1868
Pull toy: racer
1920-1940
Doll: two-faced baby
1860-1900
Hair picture (in frame)
1862
Baseball tickets (4)
2000
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Pin
1980-2000
Peter Luger
ca. 1960-1980
Sugar nips
1790-1840
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Commemorative Medal
1876
Button hook
1890-1930
Musical recording
1910-1920
Civil War token
1863
Badge in case
Pony cart
1860-1890
Carpet bag
1850-1890
Token
ca. 1860
Ribbon
1904
Cartridge box badge
1760-1783
Knapsack
1860-1875
Button
ca. 1961
Box
1920-1940
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Pinback button
1890-1920
Letter opener
1890-1930
Myron T.Herrick Commemorative Medal
ca. 1929
Coin: Sing Sing Prison, one
1900-1943
Toy cannon
ca. 1845
Ship model
ca. 1812
Paperweight
2000
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Toy
1951
Postage Cent
Travel
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Coin: half dollar, Sesquicentenneal, 1776-1926
Miniature armchair
1875-1900
Mounted soldiers (3)
1880-1920
Snuffbox
1780
Button
1912
Garvin's
ca. 1980-2000
UNITED ELECTRICAL RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, C.I.O., U.E. MEMBER
1940-1950
Fish Pond: A Popular Game
ca. 1880
Box
1920-1950
Box
1860-1920
Button hook
1890-1930
Pinback button
1940
Medallion
1907
World War I Plaquette
1917
Ribbon with mount
ca. 1887
Knife
1850-1865
Apothecary bottle
1880-1920
Pie crimper
ca. 1800-1850
Paperweight
1890-1910
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Convention ribbon
1892
Buy Star Soap
ca. 1920
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Canister
1881-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Belt
1850-1875
Historioscope
1865-1900
American Centennial Souvenir Medal
1876
Political button
Aerial camera equipment
Sword, Scabbard, and Belt
1830-1850
The Giant Nest of ABC and Picture Blocks
ca. 1900
Group of four clock parts
1871
Souvenir token
1933
Tobacco
1996
Insignia
1890-1920
Medallion
ca. 1865
Isidor Memorial Award of the National Academy of Design Medal
1907
Snuffbox
1850-1875
Peddler's cart and horses
1930-1940
Pince-nez
1870-1880
Bulls and Bears: The Great Wall Street Game
1936
Box
1880-1910
Washing supplies
1910-1940
La Cote Basque
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
ca. 1980
Medal: relief of Lincoln
1868-1895
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Advertising token
1926
Pin-back button
1974
Badges w/ribbons
1902
Badge
Box: floral and tree scene
ca. 1763
Comedie Francaise Medal
1955
Ruler
ca. 1950
Trousers
1942
Button
1896
Tobacco tin with two pieces of tailor's chalk
ca. 1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel/ medallion
1926-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Signal lantern
1883-1900
Small white horse with black carriage and driver
1860-1870
Brunswick Sword
ca. 1777
The Checkered Game of Life
1866
Scott Stringer for Assembly Member
1994
Badge in case
1848-1870
Militia jacket
ca. 1861
Tote bag
2016
Round the World with Nellie Bly
1890
The Game of Domino
ca. 1895
Toy
1955-1990
Photographic equipment
1890-1910
Pinback button
1995-2000
Table fork & knife
1775-1825
Doll: baby
1900-1930
Chatelaine purse
1860-1900
The Transport of Memory
1999
Pen
2003
Lapel pin
ca. 2010
Powder horn
1755-1763
Paperweight
1910-1940
Bottle/ food
1962-1980
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Badge/ tag
1920-1950
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Advertising ribbon
ca. 1909
Abraham Lincoln National Day of Mourning Ribbons
1865
Aiguillette
1900-1930
Miniature binoculars
1900-1930
Forage cap
ca. 1867
Fabric Samples
1950-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pilgrim Fathers Medal
1920
The Princeton Club of New York
Box
1940-1960
Pin-back button
2001-2002
Pin
1896-1920
Toy butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Doll's petticoat and knickers
1860-1890
Pin
IN NEW YORK/VOTE/CONSERVATIVE/IN NOVEMBER
1965
Button
Dress hat
1858-1865
Around the World with Nellie Bly
ca. 1910
Button
1972-1973
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Tiddledy Winks
ca. 1890
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Badge: New York V.F.A.
1880-1920
Yankee Doodle
1899
Ribbon
1900-1940
Shako with plume
1860-1865
U.S. Out of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos!/SMC
1970
Tin/ Food
1930-1960
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2003
Trade Sign
1880-1900
Badge/ medal
1910-1940
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
Medal
1896
Collection of campaign buttons: Wilkie Worker
Trees (set of 4)
1880-1910
Campaign medal
1948
The Cortile
Forage cap
1870-1892
Hitching post finial
1850-1900
Embosser
1890-1940
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Whirligig
1875-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1860
ca. 1961
Jacknife excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1783
Pin with ribbon and medallion
ca. 1893
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Pin-back button
1952
Four Seasons Hotel
ca. 1960-1980
Jack-in-the-box
1870-1900
US Merchant Token: admit to Wood's Minstrels. 1857
1857
Box
1880-1920
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1944-48
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Badge in case
Shirt
1900-1910
Diaphragm mimeograph
ca. 1897
Hard Times token
1834-1834
Dogopoly
2002
Matchbook
1940-1945
Cup: inscribed: L.B.S. Regt N.Y. 970
1855-1866
Paperweight
1880-1910
Badge
1932
Trade Sign
1880-1900
Store display
1940-1960
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Walking-stick
1888
Coin: half dollar, Texas Independ. Centennial, 1934
Pull toy with horses (2)
1875-1900
Dress trousers
1870-1877
Contack
1939
Button
1970-1980
Badge
1917-1970
"Hope Is Note A Form of Protection, Obama Condoms"
2009
Letter opener and mechanical pencil set
1940-1960
Button
1968
Medallion
1885
Coin: half dollar, Maine Centenneal, 1820-1920
Dollhouse furn.: side table
1920-1940
Miniature high chair
1960-1980
Pin
ca. 1952
The Royalton
ca. 1988-2004

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