Plaque: presented State Insurance Fund,Award..1955.-YHS

Classification: 
Date: 
1955
Medium: 
Wood, plastic, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 16 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 41.9 x 34.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular wooden plaque with shield at center with insignia and inscriptions in relief, presented to the New-York Historical Society by The State Insurance Fund of New York; insignia in plastic of silver spread eagle with circular green cross emblem over breast, against textured gold colored metal foil ground; metal chain on reverse for hanging.
Credit Line: 
Gift of The State Insurance Fund of New York
Object Number: 
1955.171
Marks: 
relief: at center of plaque: "THE STATE INSURANCE FUND / OF NEW YORK / ACCIDENT REDUCTION COMPETITION / AWARD FOR / 1955 / NO LOST TIME ACCOMPLISHEMENT" stamped in black: near bottom of plaque: "THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY" printed paper label: affi
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1955
eMuseum Object ID: 
32351
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Plaque: presented by State Insurance Fund...N-YHS, 1933-58

Classification: 
Date: 
1958
Medium: 
Plastic, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 12 1/8 x 9 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 30.8 x 24.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Molded plastic plaque presented to the New-York Historical Society by The State Insurance Fund; rectangular form with gold painted scroll bearing inscriptions on gold painted ground molded in relief at center; border with faux wood texture; metal chain on reverse for hanging.
Object Number: 
INV.13946
Marks: 
relief: at center of obverse: "1933-1958 / PRESENTED BY / The / State Insurance Fund / IN SINCERE APPRECIATION / OF A CORDIAL / BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP / EXTENDING CONTINUOUSLY / OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS" stamped in gold: at bottom of obverse: "NEW YORK HIST
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1958
eMuseum Object ID: 
32350
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Medal: ...callad... Elihu Root

Classification: 
Date: 
1906
Medium: 
Gold
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 13 x 7.9 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular gold plaque engraved along the left side and partially across the top with a scroll and vine; left corner engraved with the Peruvian seal, a shield with a llama in the upper left, a tree in the upper right and a cornucopia across the bottom, surrounded by a garland and surmounted by a wreath; inscription center right.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elihu Root, Jr.
Object Number: 
1943.129
Marks: 
engraved: center right: "El H. Concejo Provincial del Callao/ en nombre del pueblo que representa/ al Ilustre Ciudadano Secretario de Estado/ de la Gran Republica Americana/ Exemo Sr. Elihu Root/ con motivo de su visita al Peru/ Callao Stbre. de 1906"
Gallery Label: 
This was presented to Elihu Root in 1906, on the occasion of his visit to Peru, by the Students of the Naval School at Callao.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1906
eMuseum Object ID: 
32285
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

George Washington (1732-1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), and Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885)

Classification: 
Date: 
1872
Medium: 
Copper alloy, wood, metal, and glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 18 1/8 x 16 1/4 x 2 in. ( 46 x 41.3 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Framed oval plaque with copper bas-relief medallion portraits of George Washington (1732-1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), and Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885) on brown velvet in brass medallions on a steel plate engraved, "IN GOD WE/ TRUST/ THE/ Union must and shall be preserved./ THE/ PEOPLES/ CHOICE/ ELECTED/ 1868/ NOV.R 3RD/ 'LOVE & TEARS FOR THE BLUE'/ 'TEARS AND LOVE FOR THE GRAY'/ 'LET US HAVE PEACE;'"in wooden frame and matte, matte has Renaissance Revial type carving in the four corners; black painted accent on the frame.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
1926.11
Marks: 
inscribed: "IN GOD WE TRUST THE Union must and shall be preserved. THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE ELECTED 1869 Nov. 3rd 'LET US HAVE PEACE'." inscribed: on back of frame in pencil: "#362" [old N-YHS cat. #] engraved: on proper right front: "Issued by the Norris
Gallery Label: 
This plaque was issued following the election of Ulysses S. Grant and Schyler Colfax in 1868. The sentiment of the plaque expresses the desire of unity after the end of the Civil War.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1872
eMuseum Object ID: 
31092
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Plaque

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1865
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( 0.3 x 11.7 x 11.7 cm )
Description: 
Silver quatrefoil plaque (in the shape of a leaf with four leaflets) covered with engraved lists of names and central message; four square holes punched at tip of each leaflet to fasten plate to surface.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. J. L. Edwards
Object Number: 
1951.84
Marks: 
engraved: on plaque, center: "PRESENTED TO/Col. J. J. Morrison./16th New York Artillery/by the following/OFFICERS OF HIS COMMAND./January 1st 1865." engraved: on first leaflet: "T. J. STRONG Lieut. Col./F. W. Prince Major./C. E. Pearce Major./J. C. Hicks
Gallery Label: 
This plaque was found on the back of the frame for 1951.85, a U.S. Artillery flag.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1865
eMuseum Object ID: 
29428
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Plaque commemorating Washington Irving

Classification: 
Date: 
1890-1910
Medium: 
Dark green/black patinated bronze
Dimensions: 
Overall: 36 1/4 x 33 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 92.1 x 84.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular cast iron plaque with molded egg-and-dart border; bas-relief portrait of Washington Irving at upper center flanked by dates and above inscription.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. Alfred Van Santvoord Olcott, Former President of the Hudson River Day Line
Object Number: 
1949.176
Marks: 
molded: "1783 1859/ WASHINGTON IRVING/ AN EMINENT AMERICAN WRITER/ WHO LIVED ON THE HUDSON/ LOVED IT AND IMMORTALIZED/ ITS LEGENDS AND ITS HISTORY" incised: at lower right corner: "V. D. Brenner Sc"
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession records, this plaque was mounted in the Hudson River steamboat "Washington Irving" of the Hudson River Day Line. The designer was Victor B. Brenner (1871-1924), a Russian artist who came to New York in 1890, and the writer of the inscription was Charles W. Eliot. When the ship sank in the Hudson, the plaque was salvaged by divers.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
27780
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

William Axtell De Peyster and Mary Beekman De Peyster Memorial

Classification: 
Date: 
1911-1915
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 43 x 31 x 1 in. ( 109.2 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Cast brass plaque with peaked top and straight edged border with molded side; medallion at top center with cross with circle at intersection of lines; relief inscription.
Credit Line: 
Gift from an unidentified source
Object Number: 
INV.15050
Marks: 
in relief: "A MEMORIAL/TO/ WILLIAM AXTELL DE PEYSTER/AND/ MARY BEEKMAN DE PEYSTER/ ERECTED/ BY THEIR DAUGHTERS/ CATHERINE AUGUSTA DE PEYSTER/CORNELIA BEEKMAN DE PEYSTER/ELIZABETH VAN RENSSELAER DE PEYSTER"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1915
eMuseum Object ID: 
27779
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Plaque:..July 12, 1812, Down; Paris, St. Germain...

Classification: 
Date: 
1892
Medium: 
Brass, cardboard, wood, glass
Dimensions: 
framed: 12 5/8 x 10 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 32.1 x 27.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Brass plaque inscribed on obverse with date of July 12, 1892, a list of French cities and towns between Paris and Trouville with a departure time indicated to the right of each name, and "140 MILES IN 10.40" at bottom; return trip from Trouville to Paris is charted on reverse with arrival time at each stop indicated; inset (with both sides visible) in off-white cardboad mat with black painted wooden frame.
Object Number: 
INV.7865
Marks: 
engraved: on obverse: "JULY 12TH 1892 / DOWN / PARIS / DEPARTURE / PARIS 6 AM / ST GERMAIN 7.12 / VAUX 7.58 / MANTES 9 / [etc.]" engraved: on reverse: "UP / ARRIVED / TROUVILLE / PONT l'EVEQUE 4.18 1/2 / BONNEVILLE 3.40 / LIEURY 2.30 / [etc.]"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1892
eMuseum Object ID: 
26381
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Plaque from piano at the Collegiate Dutch Church

Classification: 
Date: 
1888
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 x 1 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Flat silver rectangular plaque with cut corners and holes in each corner; engraved: "Presented to/HOME INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NO. 9/by the/HAPPY HOUR ASSOCIATION./of the/COLLEGIATE DUTCH CHURCH./Fifth Ave & 29th St./December 4th 1888."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Morris Curtis, May 5, 1948
Object Number: 
INV.3361b
Marks: 
engraved: "Presented to/HOME INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NO. 9./by the/HAPPY HOUR ASSOCIATION./of the/COLLEGIATE DUTCH CHURCH./Fifth Ave. & 29th St./December 4th, 1888."
Gallery Label: 
According to a note found with the plaque, it came off a piano at the Collegiate Dutch Church.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1888
eMuseum Object ID: 
21726
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Plaque: ...Gen.Grant / Henry Wilson ...1872

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1872
Medium: 
Metal, cardboard, velvet, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 12 x 10 x 3/4 in. ( 30.5 x 25.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Engraved oval sheet metal plaque commemorating presidential nomination of Ulysses S. Grant in 1872; with gold painted, hollow cast metal profile busts of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln mounted on black velvet in two small oval windows in upper half of plaque and similar busts of Grant and his running mate, Henry Wilson, in two larger oval windows in lower half of plaque; cardboard backing.
Object Number: 
INV.7502
Marks: 
engraved: on obverse: "IN GOD IS / OUR / STRENGTH / FIRST IN WAR, / FIRST IN PEACE / & First in the hearts of his Countrymen / UNANIMOUSLY / NOMINATED AT PHILADELPHIA, / JUNE 6TH, / 1872 / AS WE DID IN '68 SO WE WILL IN '72 / Cheers for our Army and Navy
Gallery Label: 
Ulysses S. Grant was elected to his second term as president in 1872.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1872
eMuseum Object ID: 
20929
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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