Plaque
Classification:
Medium:
Marble, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 4 x 4 in. ( 5.1 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Abraham Lincoln bas-relief plaque set into angled base of green marble with felt bottom.
Object Number:
1966.155
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
58385
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1952.147
Classification:
Medium:
ceramic, wood
Dimensions:
1 x 7 x 8 in.
Object Number:
1952.147
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
41698
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque
Classification:
Date:
1700-1780
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 4 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Bell-shaped cast metal plaque; crown at the top with fleur-de-lis; central image of public building with weathervane at the top, barrel vaulted arch at center entrance flanked by double columns.
Object Number:
INV.166
Marks:
handwritten: on reverse: "1225 / 17"
incised: on reverse, near bottom: "NYHS Folk Arts / Collection 1937"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
41375
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Bronx Borough Seal
Classification:
Date:
1930-1940
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 18 in. ( 1 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Circular carved wooden Bronx Seal; seal with a shield in the center with a sun with eyes rising over water, a banner below the shield carved, "NE CEDE MALIS," and a spread eagle above on a demi-globe, all in a laurel garland; two metal hooks screwed into the reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herb Samuels
Object Number:
2000.2b
Gallery Label:
The seal of the Bronx is derived from the family crest of Jonas Bronck (1600-1643), for whom the borough is named. This hand-carved re-creation of the crest was done in the early 1930's by an artist under the federal sponsorship of the W. P. A. program. The motto, "Ne Cede Malis" means "Yield not to evil."
Date Begin:
1930
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
40863
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Plaque:Army...1880 Team: Division of the Missouri ...
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Silver, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 18.7 x 15.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Cast silver and copper plaque; circular copper plaque engraved on the front, "DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI TEAM -1880-/ SCORE/ ARMY/ 1023" in roman letters; "ARMY" are applied silver letters; the underside of the plaque engraved engraved with the members of the "team" in roman letters; copper plaque set into a reeded silver ring decorated with oak leaves and acorns, and surmounted by crossed rifles and a draped American flag.
Object Number:
INV.7557
Date Begin:
1880
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
40861
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Commemorative plaque
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1859
Medium:
Wood, metal, plaster, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 11 x 1 1/2 in. ( 30.5 x 27.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Rectangular pressed sheet metal plaque with text of the Declaration of Independence in tiny raised lettering over upper three-quarters of surface; circular depression at center with view of congress embossed inside rectangular frame; signatures in intaglio on lower quarter of surface; in molded wooden frame ornamented with plaster relief and gilding.
Object Number:
Z.3059
Marks:
in relief: inside circular depression: "IN / CONGRESS / JULY 4TH 1776."
in relief: along upper edge: "DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."
in relief: along lower edge: "ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1859 BY S
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
39301
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Plaque mounted on board: Declaration Of Independence
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1976
Medium:
Brass, wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 33 x 1 1/4 in. ( 104.1 x 83.8 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Rectangular brass plaque with facsimile of the Declaration of Independence in black-painted intaglio lettering, probably produced for the Bicentennial; mounted in black-painted wooden frame with border of thirteen brass stars; small rectangular brass plaque without inscription affixed to lower front of frame; heavy metal bar attached to back for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.14352
Marks:
black-painted intaglio: obverse of plaque: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. / The unaminous Declarationof the thirteen united States of America, / [etc.]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1976
eMuseum Object ID:
36284
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sesquicentennial medal (mounted replica)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1954
Medium:
Bronze, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 24 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 41.9 x 62.5 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Replicas of original sculptor's models for the New-York Historical Society's sesquicentennial medal; circular bronze plaques representing obverse and reverse of original medal mounted side by side on rectangular wooden board; imagery and inscriptions in relief; hardware attached to back for hanging.
Object Number:
1955.273
Marks:
in relief: on replica of obverse (left): "THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY / ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH / ANNIVERSARY / 1804-1954"
in relief: on replica of reverse (right): "THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY / INSTITUTED 1804"
engraved: on label affixed to o
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1954
eMuseum Object ID:
35327
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque
Classification:
Date:
1950
Medium:
Bronze, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 15 x 1 1/4 in. ( 50.8 x 38.1 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Memorial plaque in the form of a shield-shaped wooden board with bronze shield-breasted eagle mounted above a large rectangular bronze plate inscribed to "the men of Packard who gave their lives in World War II" and eight smaller rectangular plates with the names of individual soldiers.
Object Number:
INV.240
Marks:
in relief: on large rectangular plate at top of obverse: "IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF PACKARD / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN WORLD WAR II / PRESENTED BY THE CLASS BY FEBRUARY 1950"
in relief: on small rectangular plates: "JULIAN HOWARD BURGESS, JR. / '40"; "R
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
34851
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque
Classification:
Date:
1950
Medium:
Bronze, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 14 x 1 3/4 in. ( 38.1 x 35.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Bronze plaque shaped like an unrolled scroll mounted on rectangular board with concave corners; inscribed "IN MEMORY OF W. KEITH REID, FOUNDER MU DELTA PHI FRATERNITY . . ."; hardware attached to back for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.241
Marks:
relief: on obverse: "IN MEMORY / OF / W. KEITH REID / FOUNDER / MU DELTA PHI / FRATERNITY / HONORED TEACHER / AND BELOVED FRIEND / 1950"
maker's label: affixed to lower edge of wooden board on obverse side: "MANUFACTURED BY / INTERNATIONAL / BRONZE TABLE
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
34826
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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