Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Honorary police badge
Object Number:
1926.55
Date:
1848
Medium:
Silver plate
Description:
Police silver badge with star shape
Gallery Label:
Clarkson Crolius, Jr. followed his father's footsteps into local politics. Starting out in 1838 as Assistant Alderman from the Sixth Ward, his father's territory, he represented the Seventeenth Ward from 1847 to 1849. Crolius later held office as a State Senator and served as trustee to many public institutions. He was a member of the New-York Historical Society from 1858 until his death.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
