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The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)

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Erie Canal Celebration Medal
1826
Radio
ca. 1924
Apple parer
ca. 1882
Badge
1896
Tag/ Clothes
1953-2000
Can/ Food
1890-1920
Box: Brandy Eau de Toilette
2002
Gentleman's costume: 1750
ca. 1961
Treasury Department - Second Class Life Saving Medal (1876)
1879
Half Pounds tobacco advertisement
Still bank
1870-1880
Sternboard
1850-1880
Bottle: Equeru's codliver oil jelly
1860-1890
Sword w/scabbard: U.S.N.
1852-1863
Cycling: A Fascination Game
ca. 1900
Medicine
1900-1930
Shopping bag
1980-1995
Tobacco
1910
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1875
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Miniature tea set and pitcher
1875-1925
Doll
1950-1970
Military buttons
1775-1783
Bullet mold
ca. 1776
Box
1930-1950
Pinback button
1994-2000
Sewing Supplies
1880-1900
Iron
1880-1920
Clothing hanger
1920-1940
Chicago Century of Progress Exposition Medal
1933
The Magic Pan Creperie
Hotel Association of New York City 75th Anniversary Medal
1953
Commemorative ribbon with envelope
ca. 1845
Waistcoat
1860-1875
Miniature spoons (pair)
1880-1920
Tailcoat
1895-1898
Paperweight
1890-1920
Paperweight
1890-1920
Token
1837(?)
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1980-2000
George Washington Military and Civil Career "Manly" Medal
1790
F-Stop Cafe
ca. 1982-1989
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Bobbin
1780-1820
Miniature urn
1850-1900
Beaded ball
1900-1970
Nightstick
1840-1860
The Railroad Game
ca. 1900
Mug/Shaving
1900-1930
Bell
1920-1950
Hair Grooming
1907-1930
Pinback button
1990-2000
Civil War token
1863
Campaign ribbon
1896
Tinkertoy
1930-1959
St. Nicholas Series Game of Snap
ca. 1900
Butter mold
ca. 1815-1850
Lady's costume: 1650
ca. 1967
Knife blade fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1783
Waist belt with pouch (2)
1914-1918
Paperweight/ plaque
1890-1910
Pin-back button
1910-1940
Hardware/ household
1900-1930
Plate
1927
Whistle
ca. 1960
College of the City of New York Commemorative Medal
1947
Political button
1984
Doll dress
Joseph Francis Life Saving Medallion
1890
Button: MacArthur
Campaign ribbon
1884
Locomotive
1870-1890
Chapeau (bicorne)
1835-1860
Buttons
1952-1956
Packet/ Candy
1997
Food bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ laundry
1900-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Aero Club of America Balloon Competition Plaquette
ca. 1910
Fraunces Tavern Restaurant
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising matchsafe
1903
Doll's nightgown
1870-1920
Bottle: H. Lake's Indian Specific
1840-1880
Stereoscope
1890-1910
When My Ship Comes In
ca. 1888
Sachet
1900
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Medicine
1922-1940
Cigar box
1950-1960
Civil War token
1863
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 12th Issue
1915
Trap a Sap
ca. 1941-1945
Medal in case: Prince Albert President...Society of Arts Man
ca. 1860
Pin
Pipe
1900-1957
Mug
ca. 1750
Groom's Overcoat
1914
Souvenir Tile/Calendar
1892
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Badge/ pin
1898
Coin: half dollar, York County...Maine 1636-1936
Historical novelty
1940-1950
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Pin-back button
Shopping bag
Walking-stick
1880-1920
Garrison cap
1940-1945
Sand toy
ca. 1850
Coat
1912
General Franklin Pierce Presidential Campaign Medal
1852
Hair Grooming
1902-1920
Shopping bag
1980-1995
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pin-back button
Fugio cent
1787
Box of crayons
ca. 1940
Miniature cutting tray
1920-1940
Lady's costume: 1830
ca. 1958
Framed set of American military buttons (44) excavated at West Point
1775-1783
Chiromagica or the Hand of Fate
1901
Button
1960-1970
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Pinback button
1948-1952
Pen
1980-2000
Crystal Palace Exhibition Prize Medal
1851
Coiffures Americana
Collection of 2 coins: General Washington
Every buddy U.S for Willkie
Spurs (4)
1914-1918
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Household implement
ca. 1750-1850
Paperweight
1900-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1992
Button
ca. 1961
American Bar Association Medal
1930
Tray
1964
Mechanical pen
1840-1880
Camera with lens
ca. 2012
Medal w/ribbon: Commorate 13th Reg. to Yorktown
Carved horse and rider
1850-1900
Shoulder straps (pair)
1863-1865
Snuffbox
1800-1850
Medicine
1908-1940
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Folding chair
2002
Ribbon
ca. 1928
Commemorative cane
2007
Carved bird
Gentleman's costume: 1610
ca. 1963
Plaque commemorating the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge,
1883-1890
Gypsy-Lore Fortune Telling Cards
1932
Ashtray
1920-1950
Watch Face
1880-1940
Advertising penny
1925-1940
Pinback button
1940
Young citizens for Johnson
1964
Fragments of wood from the keel of the "Clermont"
1807
NEW YORK'S FAMOUS IRISH RESTAURANTS
Denarius in envelope: Antoninus Pius
Badge
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands Medal
ca. 1923
Taffrail log
1892-1900
Shoulder strap
ca. 1861
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Printing/ address book
1942
Lady's costume: the late 19th century "Gibson Girl era"
ca.1957
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1940
Bookmark
1890
Stamp
1840-1870
"Flowing Hair" dollar
1795
Apothecary bottle
1850-1900
Framed set of buttons (30)
1770-1783
The Popular Steeple Chase Game
ca. 1890
Ashtray
1930-1960
Plaque
1933
Tray
1904
Badge/ tag
1930-1960
Hard Times Token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1862
Campaign cane
ca. 1896
Needlecase:cylinder shaped, orange
1800-1840
Box
1840-1880
Stamp in case
1860-1920
Paperweight
1895-1930
Washing supplies
1900-1930
Ashtray
1930-1950
The L.B.J. Seal of Approval
1963-1969
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Stick with Ike
1956
Au Canari D'Or
Marquis de Lafayette Commemorative Medal
1824 or later
Whig Celebration Ribbon
1837
Powder horn
1775-1825
Card game
1860-1900
Epaulets (pair) with storage box
1840-1870
Mug/Beer
1900-1930
Pencil
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ furniture
1900-1940
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Button
La Fondue
ca. 1960-1990
Box camera
ca. 1900
Mechanical pencil and pen
1890-1920
Zebra
1875-1925
Hoop toy: trotting horse
1860-1890
Fireman's belt: liberty hose
1850-1900
Hidden Titles: Fun for Parties
ca. 1910
Button
1972-1973
Toy
1930-1950
Fairs/ pencil
1972-1976
Pinback button
1896-1910
VIETNAM for the VIETNAMESE
ca. 1968
Hair of John James Audubon (1785-1851)
Toothpick flag
1945
Grinder
Holster with belt
1910-1920
Doll
1840-1860
Stamp
1900-1940
Model: horse-drawn fire pumper
1875
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Fan
1910-1920
Optical
1940-1960
Sign
1915
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
First Steam Coinage Mint & Treasury Medal
1836
Stamp
1840-1870
Collection of 4 buttons on block in envelope
ca. 1865-1868
Gentleman's costume: 1805
ca. 1960
The New Pretty Village
ca. 1897
Wine glass fragment
1760-1783
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Fan
1890-1920
Optical
1880-1920
Trade sign
1890-1910
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
Badge in case
1853-1930
poitical button
Train set
Goodwill Delegation Members Medal
1923
Book Slate + 2 Docu.
1867-1880
w/ photo of McKinley and Roosevelt
ca. 1900
Tweezers
1775-1795
Forage cap
1895-1902
Time for a change
2000
Fan
1890-1930
Toy
1993-2000
Set of 3 golf balls
2001-2002
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Major General Jacob Brown Military Medal
ca. 1885
Rocky's
ca. 1960-1980
Beer foam scraper
ca. 1900-1920
Doll house furniture: carpet
1875-1925
Doll: small girl w/smock and bonnet
1860-1900
Collection of draft cards (framed)
1863-1865
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1880
Sewing Supplies
1896-1920
Tile
1890-1930
Button hook
1890-1930
Political pocket mirror
1952-1956
Civil War token
1863
Doll lorgnette
1870-1880
Scull's Golden Blend Coffee
ca. 1920
Waist belt with bayonet scabbard
1860-1865
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Navy Canvas Duffelbag c.1900
1900-1918
Ship's clock
1850-1880
Sewing box
1830-1840
Pin-back political button
1988
Tin/ Food
1906-1920
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Coin: half dollar, Ulysses Grant, 1822-1922
Plate
1908
Food spear
1950-1990
Golf tees
1956
John McCain
2008
Bond International
Snuff Box with Portrait of Lafayette
ca. 1800-1820
Ribbon: Coney Island for...1893
Miniature circus figures (13)
1880-1890
Dress hat
ca. 1899
New Jersey copper
1786
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Souvenir
1901
Travel
1940-1960
Campaign token
1853
Pin-back button
Ciaobella
ca. 1960-1980
"Transitone" radio
ca. 1941
Dollhouse furn: table
1920-1940
Lady's costume: 1711, N.Y.
ca. 1967
Printing block
1770-1820
Fabric samples
1941-1945
Bottle
1910-1940
Tin/ food
1940-1960
Food spear
1940-1960
Musical recording
1910-1920
Pin-back button
ca. 2002
John Trumbull Medal
1849
Matchbook
ca. 1941-1945
Campaign pin
Ribbon
1888
Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal
1913-1921
Child's plate
1818-1846
Sewing box
1830-1840
Paperweight
1880-1930
Pinback button
1916
Trade Sign
1946
Bar Tray
1930-1950
Political pin-back button
ca. 1968
Campaign medal
ca. 1884-1892
General Horatio Gates Military Medal
After 1840
New York City souvenir hot pad
ca. 1939
Spinner noise maker
probably 1960s
Schuyler Colfax
Palette
1900-1940
Tobacco box
1757-1790
Snuffbox
1830-1870
Glass cup
1953
Medallion
1909
Travel
1890-1940
Pin
1890-1920
Gavel
Ribbon
ca. 1883
Souvenir cane
ca. 1990's
Miniature chalice
1900-1930
Doll: woman in orange bonnet and dress
1830-1880
Storage box for epaulets
1866-1887
The Card Game of United States History
1900
Tin
1898
Cleaning supplies
1962-1990
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Mourning
1900-1930
Washington Irving Plaquette
1912
Max Loew's Viennese Lantern
Judean denarius in envelope: Imperial Rome
Two Good Terms Deserve Another
1940
Mi piace Ike
Microscope in case with accessories
1885-1920
O G Molding
1850-1900
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1910
Box/ bottle/ food
1906-1920
Trade sign
1890-1920
Scrimshaw whale tooth depicting the clipper ship "Cosmos"
1910-1940
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Captain Johnston Blakeley Naval Medal
1820
Game
1920
Pastry jagger/crimper
ca. 1775-1850
Pills
1850-1900
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1850-1925
Comb excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1760-1783
Badge: Reception Committee Exempt Firemen's Son's Assn. 1909
ca. 1909
Sewing Supplies
1890-1930
Lotion tube/box
1911
Tobacco
1980-2000
Pinback button
1920-1930
Civil War token
1863
Doll's petticoat
1870-1880
Campaign cane
ca. 1932
Baby doll
1875-1880
Lady's costume: 1939
ca. 1962
Pincushion
1840-1880
Teaspoon
ca. 1950
Box
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1992
Playing card
1940-1960
Advertising token
1890-1920
Badge/ medal
1930-1940
Card of buttons
1950-1990
Mamma Leone's
Medal: Comite Lafayette
1918
Ribbon
ca. 1861
Hour Glass
1800-1812
Tammany Bank
ca. 1875
Shotgun
1835-1850
General U.S. Grant Presidential Campaign Medal
1868
Fan
1900-1930
Coaster
1940-1970
Advertising pocket mirror
1920-1950
Pinback button
1896-1910
John Tyler Indian Peace Medal
1843
Canteen w/docu: gift of John Wood Dunsmore 1941
1856
Stephen's
ca. 1960-1990
Cookie cutter
1850-1900
Novelty Bank
ca. 1873
Pencil in box
1840-1880
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
1888
Medicine
1906-1920
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Photographic equipment
1890-1910
Pin
1995-2000
U.S. Merchant token: Theodore Bollenhagen & Company
ca. 1855
Convention ribbon with envelope
1840
Badge
1760-1783
Parasol: tan and white w/carved handle
1870-1900
Bicycle
1866
Cane in case: ...supervisors cane... Havermeyer
ca. 1878
Box of silk cocoons from Centennial Exhibition
1875-1876
Learn to Write Scroll Game
ca. 1900
Button
ca. 1970
Pinback button
1938
Cue stick
License plate
1916-1946
Charge plate
1930-1950
Tercentenary of Connecticut Commemorative Medal
1935
Key
1948
Coin: Gold, 1852
Women's National Republican Club Ribbon
ca. 1900
Child's plate
1825-1875
Miniature irons (pair)
1850-1860
Epaulets (pair)
1816-1848
Civil War token
1863
Fork
1890-1930
Token
1890-1930
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Centennial of Harlem Plains Battle, No. 4 Medal
1876
Tennessee Mountain
ca. 1960-1980
MAILER FOR MAYOR
1969
Miniature tankard
1900-1925
Bottle
1750-1770
Harness bit
1875-1950
Jack the Giant Killer
1895
Shaving mug
1890-1930
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Bank souvenir
1970-1990
Pinback button
1985-1990
Civil War token
1863
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Game of Old Maid
ca. 1885
Fire helmet
1890-1920
Hose Wagon of the Exempt Firemens Sons of Morrisania, N.Y., ca. 1875
ca. 1875
Umbrella: brown w/carved whale bone handle
ca. 1850
Burside Carbine, Fourth Model
1863-1864
Paperweight
ca. 1900-1950
Pinback button
1980-2000
Hardware/ household
1940-1960
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
1790-1863
Badge/ medal
1926
Historical memorabilia
1940-1960
Breckinridge campaign medal
c. 1856
Political button
Aerial camera
Opening of the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition Souvenir Medal
1893
Badge w/ribbon & pin
1898
Alterative Tonic Pills
1850-1900
Forage cap
ca. 1860
Half dime
1800
Box
1920-1940
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ food
1900-1960
Ticket Stub
2001
Captain Thomas Truxtun Naval Medal
ca. 1802
America
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
2011
Purse: w/floral motif
1900-1950
Doll
1860-1880
Cake board
1825-1835
Mother Goose's Party or the Merry Game of Old Maid
1887
Cosmetic Bottle
1890-1920
Token
1863
Medicine/ bottle
1880-1900
Pinback button
1944-1948
Political novelty
1950-1960
Battle of Lake George Medal
1903
Psychology of the Hand
1919
Medal in Envelope: Brooklyn Bridge...1833
1883
Ribbon
ca. 1886
Glove Commemorating 1824 Visit of General Lafayette
ca. 1824
Child's cup
1820-1850
Tools (8)
Paperweight
1892-1910
Fan
1890-1920
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Tin advertising figure
1890-1920
Pencil
1930-1960
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1847
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
1874
Framed image of Nelson's death with wood fragment from flagship Victory
1800-1900
Deck of playing cards
2016
Medals (2)
1906
Piece of wood from the "Treaty Oak"
ca.1654
Tobacco box
late 18th century
The Golden ABC
ca. 1875
Button
1992

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