Souvenir letter opener
Classification:
Date:
1985
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Cast silver letter opener with Statue of Liberty at end and inscription "CENTENNIAL" below; scrolled decoration and pointed tip.
Object Number:
Z.3290
Marks:
stamped: on underside: "c [copyright] Blue Delft Co. Inc. 1985 MADE IN HOLLAND"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1985
eMuseum Object ID:
46922
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Marathon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1995
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 60 x 3 3/4 in. ( 152.4 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Silk necktie with printed depiction of marathon runners distributed by New York City Marathon sponsor, Chemical Bank
Credit Line:
Gift of Paul Gunther
Object Number:
2002.47
Marks:
printed: on back of tie: "MARATHON"/c [copyright] ALYNN NECKWEAR"
printed: on label sewn to back of tie: "MADE EXPRESSLY FOR CHEMICAL"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1995
eMuseum Object ID:
46389
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature flag
Classification:
Date:
2001
Description:
Miniature U.S. flag from reception for mayoral inauguration held on January 1, 2002
Credit Line:
Gift of Gordon Hyatt
Object Number:
2002.4.2
Gallery Label:
This flag is among the items distributed to guests at the inauguration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, and Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr., held at City Hall Plaza on January 1, 2002. Guests were greeted with hot cider in souvenir mugs such as this, and given a plastic bag equipped with a program, tissues and a wetnap.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2001
eMuseum Object ID:
45492
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
2000
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
paperweight: 3 x 3 x 3 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Cube-shaped glass paperweight with etched interior depicting the Frederick Phineas & Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History, showing nine planets and the sun; in original cardboard box with foam padding.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ellen V. Futter, President of the American Museum of Natural History
Object Number:
2001.218a-c
Marks:
printed: on label on underside of box: "Made in Israel"
etched: in paperweight: "AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY" and "FREDERICK PHINEAS & SANDRA PRIEST ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE"
Gallery Label:
This paperweight depicts the Rose Center for Earth and Space, a spherical planetarium enclosed in a mullionless 6-story cube with tension-supported glass curtain walls. Designed by James Stewart Polshek, the high-tech museum and planetarium facility opened in 2000. The paperweight was donated by Ellen V. Futter, president of the American Museum of Natural History since 1993.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2000
eMuseum Object ID:
45347
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cologne bottle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1965
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 8 1/4 in.
Description:
Green glass bottle (wine bottle form) with cork, bearing three paper labels; one printed "STORK CLUB COLOGNE" with image of stork.
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas A. Janusz Jr. and Katherine S. Klein in memory of Joan Weber Janusz
Object Number:
2001.280
Gallery Label:
Located at 3 East 53rd Street, the Stork Club opened in 1929 as a speakeasy and came to typify the glamour of New York and the incredible power of celebrity. Club owner Shermane Billingsley developed a successful formula for cultivating celebrity and mystique which included showering VIP guests with gifts. His signature items included perfume, cologne, and lipstick for ladies and shaving cream, cigars, and Stork Club ashtrays for men.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1965
eMuseum Object ID:
45264
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir mug
Classification:
Date:
2001
Medium:
Steel, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 14 x 13.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Stainless steel travel mug with removeable plastic lid; blue metal body with gold lettering, including "Inauguration 2002" beneath seal of the City of New York; black plastic handle and lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Gordon Hyatt
Object Number:
2002.4.1
Marks:
printed: on side of mug: "The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg/Mayor of the City of New York/The Honorable Betsy Gotbaum/Public Advocate of the City of New York/The Honorable William C. Thompson Jr./Comptroller of the City of New York"
stamped: on undersid
Gallery Label:
This mug is among the items distributed to guests at the inauguration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, and Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr., held at City Hall Plaza on January 1, 2002. Guests were greeted with hot cider in souvenir mugs such as this, and given a plastic bag equipped with a program, tissues and a wetnap.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2001
eMuseum Object ID:
45233
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Knife
Classification:
Description:
Stainless steel knife with a squared handle with a molded logo on two sides "TWA" with an arrow through the center; rounded blade.
Credit Line:
Anonymous gift
Object Number:
2001.157
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44749
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ashtray
Classification:
Date:
1901
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Cast circular souvenir ashtray with raised sides and foliate scroll decoration around the rim; cast buffalo applied to the center with the inscription, "SOUVENIR PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION BUFFALO NY 1901"; painted gold.
Credit Line:
Gift of Paul Gunther
Object Number:
2001.14
Gallery Label:
This souvenir ashtray is from the Pan American Exposition held in Buffalo, New York in 1901.
Date Begin:
1901
Date End:
1901
eMuseum Object ID:
44258
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Baseball tickets (3)
Classification:
Date:
2000
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 in. ( 14 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Three tickets for the World Series 2000, Game 4, Mets vs. American League Champions, Shea Stadium.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dustin N. Satloff
Object Number:
2001.13a-c
Gallery Label:
In 2000, The New York Mets won the National League Pennant but were defeated in the World Series by the New York Yankees.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2000
eMuseum Object ID:
44176
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
2001.44
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1935
Description:
wedding cake favor
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of Pauline and Myron S. Falk, Jr.
Object Number:
2001.44
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
43844
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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