Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Token
Object Number:
INV.13718.35
Date:
ca. 1863
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Token; metal; obverse is worn and some lettering is illegible; depictions on ships on both sides; obverse "(illegible) / 21 PARK PLACE. N-YORK" reverse "DRY GOODS & UPHOLSTERY / FOR SHIPS & STEAMERS"
Gallery Label:
During the Civil War, there were no metallic coins of any denomination in circulation. Tradesmen were thus forced to issue a medium that would save commerce. Many of these tokens depicted patriotic subjects.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
