Medal in case w/etchings
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870; ca. 1800; 1909
Medium:
Wood, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Box: 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. (2.9 x 2.9 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Two-part wooden souvenir box with printed image of the Grand Hotel, Scarborough. Contains miniature folding booklet with engravings of famous men, including Franklin, Burke, Pope, Goldsmith, Shaftesbury, Lavater, Shenstone, Johnson, and Addison. Also contains small souvenir token from the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, inscribed on obverse "ROBERT FULTON 1809-1909" and on reverse "NEW YORK TO ALBANY / THE CLERMONT / ONE TRIP"
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Abram Joseph Abeloff
Object Number:
1942.239
Gallery Label:
The box is a souvenir from the Grand Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, a seaside resort hotel built in 1867.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
5768
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Playing cards
Classification:
Date:
1983
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
each overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Deck of 51 playing cards with "Ryder" and "Eastern" logos.
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Object Number:
2000.85
Marks:
printed: on the back of each card: "EASTERN/ Serving 120 cities/ in 22 countries/ Ryder. The best/ truck money can/ rent or lease.
Gallery Label:
The donor collected this deck of cards and other related airline materials at garage sales, flea markets, and collectibles shops in the New Jersey area.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1983
eMuseum Object ID:
5760
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1933 Chicago World's Fair Elongated Cent
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1933
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 cm )
Description:
Copper struck oval uniface cent depicting exhibition pavilion inscribed: "ITALIA"; legend above: "ITALIAN PAVILION A CENTURY OF PROGRESS/SOUVENIR CHICAGO/1933."
Object Number:
INV.4818
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1933
eMuseum Object ID:
5545
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dessert knife
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Stainless steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 17.1 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Stainless steel desset knife with a curved, wave-style handle; "TWA" stamped on the handle; curved and serrated blade.
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Object Number:
2000.71
Marks:
stamped: on the handle: "TWA"
Gallery Label:
The donor collected this knife and other related airline materials at garage sales, flea markets, and collectibles shops in the New Jersey area.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
5387
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Playing cards
Classification:
Date:
1960-1980
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
each overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Deck of 50 playing cards with an image of a U.S. Mail Bi-Plane; inscribed below, "American Airlines DH-4;" printed on a blue background.
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Object Number:
2000.88
Marks:
printed: on each: "American Airlines DH-4"
Gallery Label:
The donor collected this deck of cards and other related airline materials at garage sales, flea markets, and collectibles shops in the New Jersey area.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1980
eMuseum Object ID:
5213
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Commemorative glass in case.
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1901
Medium:
Glass, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown (probably lead) glass tumbler with "PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION 1901" etched on obverse; in olive green cylindrical cardboard case with "PAN-AMERICAN 1901 BUFFALO" embossed on cover.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert Stickney
Object Number:
1966.45a-c
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this tumbler was purchased by the donor's mother at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition.
Date Begin:
1901
Date End:
1901
eMuseum Object ID:
3920
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pen
Classification:
Date:
1973
Medium:
Plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 in. ( 14 cm )
Description:
Daily News School spelling bee championship pen
Credit Line:
Gift of Arlene Schulman
Object Number:
2003.68.25
Gallery Label:
This item was owned by Esther Nachman (1902-1998), the material great-aunt of the donor. Esther was born in Greece, grew up on the Lower East Side, and spent much of her adult life living in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1973
eMuseum Object ID:
3175
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pen nib
Classification:
Date:
1864
Medium:
Gold, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 10.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Gold pen nib mounted on rectangular piece of cardboard with typewritten inscription.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederic Griffith
Object Number:
1946.259ab
Marks:
stamped: on back of nib: "LEVI / BROWN / -A. D- / 1864"
typewritten: on cardboard mount: "GOLD PEN GIVEN TO / LIEUTENANT WILLIAM GRIFFITH, U.S. ARMY / BY GENERAL WM. T. SHERMAN FOR SERVING / HIM AS PRIVATE SECRETARY DURING THE / CIVIL WAR."
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this object was given to the donor's uncle, Lieutenant William Griffith (b. 1845), by General William Tecumseh Sherman. Lieutenant Griffith served as General Sherman's private secretary during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
1567
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pen nib
Classification:
Date:
1864
Medium:
Gold, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 3/8 x 1/8 in. ( 4.4 x 1 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Gold pen nib mounted on rectangular piece of cardboard with typewritten inscription.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederic Griffith
Object Number:
1946.259
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this object was given to the donor's uncle, Lieutenant William Griffith (b. 1845), by General William Tecumseh Sherman. Lieutenant Griffith served as General Sherman's private secretary during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
1864
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
1562
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box of cocoons
Classification:
Date:
1875-1876
Medium:
Paper, organic material
Dimensions:
overall (in box): 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Description:
Purple cardboard box with removable lid containing four silk worm cocoons and a description of commercial silk culture in America.
Object Number:
INV.10097a-g
Gallery Label:
These souvenir cocoons were from the American Silk Department segment of the Centennial International Exhibition of Philadelphia. The paper insert describes the commercial production of spun silk.
Date Begin:
1875
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
1561
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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