Collection Highlights

Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding

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Coin: Hilus
Button: Viva McGovern/Shriver
ca. 1972
Hall's Excelsior
1869
The Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
Pastry sleeve
1800-1880
Paperweight
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Tin/ Food
1930-1950
Box
1963-1972
Knife
1880-1900
3 loose buttons
ca. 1940
Medal
ca. 1912
Matchbook
ca. 1965
Round box in box (possibly snuff box)
ca. 1820-1880
Whirligig
1875-1900
Daguerreotype camera
ca. 1850
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Butter mold
ca. 1800-1850
Transit Not Westway
1980
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Liquor
1950-1960
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
After 1863
Schenectady Sunday School Celebration Ribbon
1800-1850
Cane
ca. 1880's
Children's scroll: children and animal pattern
1870-1930
Gentleman's costume: 1907
ca. 1964
Sewing case
ca. 1818
Jim Crow Ten Pins
1890-1910
World Peace through Nuclear Disarmament
1981
Token
1890-1920
Handkerchief
1893
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Badge
1906
William Pitt Medal
1766
Cavaliere
National Institute of Social Sciences Medal
ca.1905
Button
1940
Helmet
ca. 1918
Altimeter
1890-1920
Coat
1915-1918
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Pinback button
1939-1945
Medicine
1920-1950
Store dispenser
1890-1910
We Still Have A Dream/Jobs/Peace/Freedom/March on Washington/August 27, 1983
1983
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
Silk ribbon from the Erie Canal celebration, New York City
1825
Sugar nips
1750-1850
Miniature Furniture; Three-Shelved Corner Table
ca. 1983
Toy chest of drawers
1825-1875
Chiromagica
ca. 1870
Z.243a-f
1880-1930
The Game of Tri-Bang
1888
Medicine
1900-1920
Box
1950-1970
Photographic equipment
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1920
Hard Times token: Phalons Hair Cutting, 1837
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1930
Campaign cane
ca. 1964
Rake
ca. 1850
2 compartment box w/handle containing collection of marbles
1840-1900
Centennial Castanets
ca. 1876
Miniature street light
1930-1940
Box
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Playing card
1940-1960
Pitcher
1890-1910
Office supply
1890-1920
Badge: Delegate firemans Ass. NY 1907
ca.1907
Danny's Hide-A-Way
Child's plate
1820-1840
Lapel button
George Washington Seasons Medal
1798
Mechanical bank: Hall's Excelsior
1869
Tobacco shredder/nutmeg grater
ca. 1675-1775
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1900-1920
Bottle/Can Opener
1910-1940
Tobacco canister
1890-1920
Pinback button
1940
Badge with photo and tassle
ca. 1868
Peter Luger
ca. 1960-1980
Sugar nips
1790-1840
The London Game
1898
Mechanical bank: Jumbo the Elephant
1880-1900
Horse pulling red "Pure Milk" Cart with driver
1860-1890
Pothook excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1776-1783
The Game of Penny Post
1892
Thomason's Erie Canal Medal
1825
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel
1890-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Token
ca. 1860
Ribbon
1904
Cartridge box badge
1760-1783
Snuffbox
1800-1850
Doll: girl w/fur trimmed coat and velvet hat on stand
ca. 1893
Set of (5) weights or measuring tools
1830-1880
Box
1906-1940
Comic book
1897
Cue stick
Plate
1910
Stereograph viewer
1860-1880
Myron T.Herrick Commemorative Medal
ca. 1929
Postage Cent
Ribbon or badge
1900
Campaign button w/image of unidentified politician
Shovel
1804-1824
Forage cap
1860-1890
Badge/tag: No Third Term
1940
Box/ Candy
Clothing accessories
1940-1960
Thimble/ sewing
1900-1940
Pinback button
1988
Button
1912
Garvin's
ca. 1980-2000
UNITED ELECTRICAL RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, C.I.O., U.E. MEMBER
1940-1950
George Washington Presidential Inauguration 150th Anniversary Medal
1939
Pull toy (horse and cart)
1875-1900
Bottle
1830-1850
Slave shackles
ca. 1866
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Anagrams Double Eagle: A Prize Game
ca. 1890
Shaving mug
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Medicine
1940-1960
Thermometer/ liquor
1940-1960
Hard Times token
1834-1835
Convention ribbon
1892
Buy Star Soap
ca. 1920
Token: Rockefeller Center N.Y.C.
1934-1936
Curling iron
1775-1795
Pillow w/textile case pinned to outside
1875-1915
Brisé fan
ca. 1800
Block puzzle
ca.1890
Bookbinding supplies
1920-1950
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Jug
1880-1910
Souvenir token
1920-1950
American Centennial Souvenir Medal
1876
Political button
Aerial camera equipment
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Ribbon
Dr. Steven Jewett's Strengthening Plaster
1850-1900
Dress hat
1930-1940
Scranton for President
ca. 1964
Fan
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Isidor Memorial Award of the National Academy of Design Medal
1907
La Cote Basque
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
ca. 1980
Coin
Miniature armoire
1875-1900
Miniature sewing machine
1960-1980
Magnifying glass
1830-1880
The Game Vignette of Authors
ca. 1890
Bottle Set
1920-1940
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Button hook
1890-1930
Musical recording
1910-1920
Civil War token
1863
Comedie Francaise Medal
1955
Ruler
ca. 1950
Coin:...1623
Badge & plaque in case
Mimic War
1890-1900
Case
1825-1900
Hog yoke
1800-1900
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Box/ Bottle
1906-1920
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Pinback button
1890-1920
Pencil
1990-2000
Badge in case
1848-1870
Militia jacket
ca. 1861
Tote bag
2016
Sword cane
1780-1793
Coin: Georgious Vd. G. Britt. Onr: Rex F. Dl 1931; 1,2,3,4,
Spike mounted on wood block w/plate
ca. 1819
Framed set of British military buttons (4)
1770-1783
Pin-back campaign button
1960
Medicine
1990-2000
Coaster
1940-1960
Thimble/ political
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
The Transport of Memory
1999
Pen
2003
Lapel pin
ca. 2010
Miniature books (2)
1875-1900
Set of toy soldiers (3)
1880-1920
Knitting sheath
1785
Schley at Santiago Bay
1899
Box
1908-1930
Pencil/ Food
1940-1960
Button hook
1890-1930
Pinback button
1940
Match box
1880-1910
Pilgrim Fathers Medal
1920
The Princeton Club of New York
Coin: Ratton Token
1944-1945
Campaign button: Image of Roosevelt F.D.R.
William Henry Harrison Presidential Medal
1886
Ice wagon
1900-1920
Niddy noddy
1750-1850
Paperweight
1876
Fan
1910-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pin
IN NEW YORK/VOTE/CONSERVATIVE/IN NOVEMBER
1965
Button
Butter mold
ca. 1775-1850
James K. Polk Indian Peace Medal
1846
Game of the District Messenger Boy or Merit Rewarded
ca. 1886
Naval officer's sword, scabbard and belt
1852-1865
Toonin Radio Game
ca. 1926
Ashtray
1930-1960
Ring
1939
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2003
Squeak toy (rooster)
1875-1900
Kakelorum
1750-1800
Horse blanket
1898-1938
The Game of Politics or the Race for the Presidency
1887
Box
1900-1930
Fan
1890-1920
Ribbon/ politcal/ jewelry
1884
Pinback button
1944
Dog sweater
2003
Campaign medal
1948
The Cortile
Coin: US. Silver Half Dollar, 1795, Liberty
Button
Belt plate
Indian man
ca. 1850-70
Jodhpurs
1915-1945
Lipstick
1930-1960
Medallion
1920-1950
Napkin
1980-2000
Thimble
1900-1940
Box/ candy
1920-1950
Pin-back button
1952
Four Seasons Hotel
ca. 1960-1980
Jack-in-the-box
1870-1900
Fire helmet: NY Exempt Association, DB
1890-1920
Miniature tilt top table
1986
Flintlock fowling piece
1750-1770
Fireman's belt
1850-1900
Ferrilude or Game of Beasts
1873
Vote Reform/Kassal/for Congress
ca. 1975
Toy
1955-1990
Tobacco
1920-1950
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1834-1834
Dogopoly
2002
Matchbook
1940-1945
Scoop/ladle
ca. 1750-1850
Spherical puzzle
1800-1900
Bobbins in container
1840-1880
Waist belt (2)
1870-1875
Printer's Plate
1920-35
Washing supplies
1890-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1901
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Badge
1917-1970
"Hope Is Note A Form of Protection, Obama Condoms"
2009
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Apple parer
ca. 1898
Lantern
ca. 1877
Fabric Samples
1950-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Advertisement
1980-2000
Travel
1980-2000
Pinback button
1896-1920
Pin
ca. 1952
The Royalton
ca. 1988-2004
Pin-back button
1996
Coin: half dollar, Daniel Boone bicentennial, 1934
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Doll
1920-1950
Fireman's belt: Exempt 23rd Wrd.
1854-1900
Fish trap
1825-1900
The Game of Snap
1872
Sewing Supplies/Game
1890-1920
Ink bottle
1880-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times Token: New York Joint Stock Exchange Co.
ca. 1837
Campaign ribbon
1910
Dexterity game
1979
Fan
1900-1920
Kitchen tool: pot stand
ca. 1800-1860
Table
1920-1940
Ship's clock
1840-1860
The Game of Watermelon Patch
1896
Por Los Ninos/Vote May 3
ca. 1975
Packet/ Food
1943
Jar
1930-1950
Sign
1930-1950
Toy/ music
1980-2000
Lapel button
1888
Political button
1964
Doll mittens (pair)
Seal of English Republic: 1655; w/ label: Pell papers...1892
ca. 1892
Model of 100,000 Barrel Tanker
1936
Delivery cart
1860-1890
Whale's tooth
1910-1940
Civil War token
1863
Clothing hanger
1900-1940
Intercom
Wine making hydrometer
1920-1960
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Heed Youth's Call Vote as you think but Vote!
ca. 1956
Huberts
ca. 1960-1980
Wye level
1940-1960
Johannes Ericsson Medal
ca. 1889
Doll
1830-1860
Lady of 1850
ca. 1961
Corkscrew excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1775
Hood's Sarsaparilla Book of Parlor Games
1896
Paperweight/Medallion
1920-1950
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1944-1948
Button
1964
Memorial ribbon
1880-1920
The Pin-U-Ring-It Puzzle
1930-1950
Coin:V USA 1883
1883
Badge
Brandreth Columbian ABC for the Little Ones
1876
Sewing kit w/needles & scissors
1840-1880
Trosuers
1942
Paperweight
ca. 1890-1940
Pinback button
1945-1960
Trade Sign
1880-1900
Decoy
1910-1930
Swizzle stick
1920-1960
Grand Canal Celebration Medal
1826
"A NEW BEGINNING IN '88/DUKAKIS-BENTSEN"
Pin-back button
2017
Walking-stick
ca. 1900
Still bank
After 1893
Chest of drawers
1825-1875
Helmet
1918
Coin: half dollar, Oregon Trail Memorial 1926
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Doll
1892
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Souvenir
1890-1920
INV.13921.1
1841
Textile: A novel project
Clam shucking knife
1850-1910
Miniature lampshades (pair)
1920-1940
Miniature furniture
1960-75
Nutcracker
1775-1875
Grandmama's Geographical Game
ca. 1910
Bottle/Liquor
1900-1920
Coffee tin
ca. 1920-1930
Swizzle stick/ food spear
1940-1960
Insignia
1910-1920
Phonograph record in original box: Talking Short Stories by Frank Bush
ca. 1905
James Hazen Hyde Medallion
1948
Hicks
Grandmama's Improved Game of Riddles
1887
Collection of 2 pins: Firemen insignia
1894-1896
U.S. Navy Tag
ca. 1940
Modeling tools (3)
1850-1900
Epaulets (pair) in storage box
1850-1865
Paperweight
1900-1920
Pinback button
1920-1940
Trade sign
1880-1910
Plate
1900-1930
Button
1987
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
Re-Elect/Carter/Mondale
1980
Medicine bottle
1840-1870
Powder horn
1775-1850
International Philatelic Exhibition Souvenir Medal
1913
Medicine bottle
1880-1910
Shako with pompon
1899-1909
Picture blocks
ca. 1900
Sewing Supplies
1890-1920
Bookmark/ ticket
1927
Tobacco
1920-1940
Pinback button
1896-1920
Token, Encases Postage Stamp
1862
Union League Club Presidential Reception Ribbon
ca. 1897
Souvenir cane
ca. 1939
Pinfold's Metronome
ca.1890
Lady's costume: 1785
ca. 1967
Needle case
late 18th-mid 19th Century
The Elite Conversation Cards
1887
Sewing Pins
1890-1930
Pencil/ Food
1930-1950
Playing card
1940-1960
Button/ clothing
1910-1920
Button
Card of buttons
1955-1985
The Toast
Medal in Box: The Church Club... Jan.27,1869
Ca. 1894
Campaign button w/pin and ribbon
ca. 1864
Centennial of George Washington Inauguration Medal
1889
Fragment of the equestrian statue of King George III
1770-1776
Apple parer and knife
1820-1830
Paperweight/Calendar
1892
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
VIETNAM (women with rifle)
1960-1975
Pinback button
1896-1910
Spanish coin (2 Reales)
1739
Gotham Bar and Grill
ca. 1960-1980
Child's plate
1825-1875
Medal Honoring Washington, Kosciusko and Lafayette
Rat trap
1875-1900
Miniature Furniture, Roll Top Desk
ca. 1983
Bottle
1850-1925
Creamware fragments (2) excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
The Board Game Old Maid
ca. 1900
Medicine/Soap
1906-1920
Lotion bottle
1980-2000
Jar
1876-1889
Pin
1890-1920
Hard Times token
1837
Doll purse
1870-1940
Commemorative cane
2003
Swift: Expandable yarn tree w/stand
1840-1870
Men on horseback on accordion rack
1840-60
Magnifying glass and case
1800-1830
Powder horn
1775
Box
1862-1900
Pinback button
1940-1960
Brochure
1992
Tobacco tin
1890-1920
Pin
1940
Commander Duncan Ingraham Naval Medallion
1855
Barack Obama: 44th President
2009
World's Columbian Exposition Souvenir Medal
1893
4 Ribbons
1865
John Ericsson Medal
After 1889
Fragment of the ship "Lawrence"
1800-1813
Bugle
ca. 1860
Paperweight
ca. 1890-1920
Tool
1890-1930
Coaster
1940-1970
Beverages
1990-2000
Pinback button
1991
Centennial of Washington's Inauguration "Black, Starr & Frost" Medal
1889
Le Madri
ca. 1989-2005
Faux dollar bill from Mitt Romney campaign
2012
Pull toy: dog
1860-1890
Jumping jack in box: acrobat
ca. 1876
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Model of hook and ladder carriage
1870-1900
The Game of Store
ca. 1890
Bottle/Medicine
1910-1930
Pencil
1970-2000
Box/ Candy
1896
Pinback button
1990-2000
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
1916
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Waffle iron with base
ca. 1895
Doll
1830-1870
Sewing case with accessories
1800-1825
Matchbox
1903-1904
Hair Grooming
1940-1960
Pinback button
1941
Hardware/ household
1940-1960
Store display
1940-1960
Bible
1930-1950
Christopher Columbus Commemorative Medal
1892-1893
Political button
1960s
Doll top
Badge
Miniature umbrella
1900-1940
Squeak toy (duck)
1875-1900
Whist board
ca. 1905
U.S. Civil War token
1863
Box/ Candy
1930-1950
Hardware/ household
1930-1950
Thimble/ food
1940-1960
Support/Planned/Parenthood
1970
Badge and plaque
1833-1900
Rosa Mexicana
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising blotter paper
Coin
Sheep
1850-1900
Miniature household accessories (9)
1960-1980
Puppet
1875-1925

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