Pair of glow-in-the-dark "2000"
Classification:
Date:
1999
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 8 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 21.9 x 14 cm )
Description:
Pair of glow-in-the-dark "2000" souvenir eyeglasses in the form of the number 2000, eye holes formed by the center zeros.
Credit Line:
Gift of Jennifer J. Jensen
Object Number:
2000.8
Gallery Label:
These eyeglasses were purchased to celebrate New Year's eve 2000 in New York City.
Date Begin:
1999
Date End:
1999
eMuseum Object ID:
40908
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pieces of Peter Stuyvesant pear tree in envelope
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1600-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 8 in. ( 24.4 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Wood fragment; flat block with bark.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Augustus van Horne Stuyvesant
Object Number:
1953.295
Marks:
handwitten: block: "...........Stuyvesant......." (pencil)
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this block is a piece of the Stuyvasant family pear tree, which formerly stood on the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue and 13th Street in Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40347
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection box:...Victims of War, Debt to France
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1914-1918
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Description:
Circular coin box with photograph of the birthplace of Marquis de Lafayette on obverse beneath the words "WILL YOU HELP TO REPAY OUR DEBT TO FRANCE?"
Object Number:
INV.11739
Marks:
stamped: beneath coin slot: "PAT.APR.----"
printed: on edge of box: "EHRMAN MFG CO., MALDEN, MASS."
printed: on reverse: "THE FRENCH HERDES LAFAYETTE MEMORIAL FUND, Inc./360 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK.....29908"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this box was used to collect donations to be used for the restoration of Lafayette's birthplace as a "memorial to Franco-American Friendship and a home for victims of war."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
39363
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir draft capsule from World War I in box
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1918
Medium:
Plastic, paper; cardboard
Dimensions:
box: 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Cardboard box containing an original capsule used in 1918 to determine the order of availability for military service; plastic capsule contains rolled piece of paper with number 8950 printed on one side; box has label indicating capsules were distributed at a victory dinner of the Selective Service Boards on December 14, 1918 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
Object Number:
INV.3477a-c
Marks:
printed: on label on top of box: "VICTORY DINNER/HELD UNDER AUSPICES/SELECTIVE SERVICE BOARDS/OF NEW YORK CITY/DECEMBER 14, 1918, WALDORF-ASTORIA"
printed: on label inside box top: "ORIGINAL CAPSULE/Used in Washington, D.C., under the Selective Service L
Gallery Label:
This capsule, originally used to select men for the draft in World War I, was given as a souvenir at the Victory Dinner of the Selective Service Boards of New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria, December 14, 1918.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
38614
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box of pins
Classification:
Date:
1812-1838
Medium:
Iron, cardboard, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Iron pins with spherical heads in red cardboard box with glass window in top.
Object Number:
Z.52
Gallery Label:
These pins were made in the State Prison in Greenwich Village, New York City. They started being made at this prison when the war of 1812 shut off supplies.
Date Begin:
1812
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
38431
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pick axe
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1902
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/2 x 27 x 3 in. ( 92.7 x 68.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Pick axe with a metal head and an ovoid wooden handle tapering toward the base, inscribed across the head.
Object Number:
INV.8950
Date Begin:
1902
Date End:
1902
eMuseum Object ID:
38427
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature canon
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 13.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Lead cylindrical cannon which pivots on rectangular base.
Object Number:
INV.5749ab
Date Begin:
1850
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38426
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Botton collection on ribbon
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Silk, metal, stone
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Strip of red velvet with a row of Jenny Lind buttons of various media and by different makers, varying slightly in size and relief.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.280
Gallery Label:
Johanna Maria (Jenny) Lind (1820-1887) was born in Stockholm and as a child began studying there at the Conservatory of Music. She studied in paris with Manuel Garcia around 1840. Known as the "Swedish Nightingale," she toured Europe in the 1840s and won a popular reputation. She came to the U.S. under the management of P. T. Barnum from 1850-1852, endearing herself to the American public.
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
38396
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1908
Medium:
Tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 24.4 cm )
Description:
Printed in gold, green, and red; tin round plate with central motif of portraits of William Howard Taft and JMS Schoolcraft Sherman in oval medallions under image of White House with American flags within American wreath encircled by portrait medallions of other standard bearers with stars and stripes; shields on brim.
Object Number:
1960.9
Marks:
printed: in center: "1908/FOR PRESIDENT/ WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT/ FOR VICE PRESIDENT/ JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHERMAN"
printed: in medallion on brim: "GRAND OLD PARTY/ 1856-1908/STANDARD BEARERS/ SAM 19/ UNION/LIP & BA/LABEL/COSHOCHTON/COPYRIGHT 1908/J.H./SHAW, PH
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1908
eMuseum Object ID:
37975
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque
Classification:
Date:
1874-1914
Medium:
Iron, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 10.2 x 6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular iron plaque with enameled obverse; white enamel background with black lettering: "GRAND UNION HOTEL/OPPOSITE/GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT/NEW YORK CITY"; cut corners and two pierced holes for affixing to wall.
Credit Line:
Samuel T. Shaw Memorial Collection
Object Number:
1946.245
Marks:
enameled: on obverse: "GRAND UNION HOTEL/OPPOSITE/GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT/NEW YORK CITY"
enameled: on obverse at base of plaque: "JUIN & CESBRON M'F'G - PARIS"
Gallery Label:
The Grand Union Hotel, built in 1874, was located on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and 42nd Street. The hotel was run on the European plan (in which meals are not included in the price of a room) and the restaurant became popular with politicians. The hotel closed in 1914 and was demolished during subway construction.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1914
eMuseum Object ID:
37708
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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