Collection Highlights

Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas

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Stamp: finished Holloway file
1940-1945
Coin:V USA 1883
1883
Printer's Block
1890-1940
George Bailey Hopson Commemorative Plaquette
1913
Amusement
1880-1910
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pin
1910-1920
Button
Badge
Oyster shucking knife
1850-1910
Dollhouse furn.: hutch
1920-1940
Miniature Furniture, Samanier (Chest)
ca. 1983
Plaque
1876
100 Soldiers on Parade
ca. 1900
Bottle/Liquor
1900-1930
Tin/ food
1900-1930
Spoon
1940-1960
Insignia
1910-1920
Cocked hat (reproduction)
1880-1910
Suez Canal Medal
ca. 1864
Cafe de la Paix
Badge w/flag & ribbon:
Medal: Abraham Lincoln Rep. Candidate 1860
1860
Apothecary bottle with cap
1850-1900
Apple parer and straddle board
ca. 1874
Button
1928
Box/ Food
1900-1930
Trade sign
1880-1910
Protest and Survive
1975-1980
Pinback button
1896-1910
Brigadier James Miller Military Medal
1824-1885
STEVENSON/KEFAUVER/WAGNER
1960
Medicine bottle
1840-1900
Powder Horn
ca. 1755
French Heroes Fund Medal
1918
Miniature Jar
1825-1875
Edwin Forrest Presentation Medal
1834 or later
Shako with pompon
ca. 1865
Picture blocks
1876
Cup
1890-1920
Bookmark
1930-1950
Tobacco
1920-1940
Insignia
1860-1900
Token
1856-1900
Ribbon with envelope
ca. 1854
Souvenir cane
ca. 1939
Bandage roller
1800-1880
Gentleman's costume: 1673
ca. 1967
Spectacles
1770-1780
Roosevelt at San Juan
1899
Sewing Pins
1890-1930
Handle/ Food
1910-1940
Playing card
1940-1960
Button/ clothing
1910-1920
Button
Card of buttons
1955-1985
The Sign of the Dove
Campaign button: A. Lincoln for President 1864
ca. 1864
Major General Alexander Macomb Military Medal
1824-1885
Fragment of the equestrian statue of King George III (tail)
1770-1776
Epaulets (pair) in storage box
1859
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Memorial card
Pinback button
1896-1910
INV.13710.4
Gramercy Tavern
ca. 1960-1980
Lion and Two Monkeys
ca. 1883
Game of Bicycle Race
1891
Miniature Furniture, Bentwood Rocker
ca. 1983
Sword belt
1880-1900
Shoe buckle fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
The Fortune Teller
1905
Medicine
1906-1920
Coin: 1 Dollar 1855, gold in case
Lotion bottle
1980-2000
Bottle
1890-1920
Pinback button
1890-1920
Hard Times token
1837
Rosette with streamers
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2003
Poupards (3)
1900-1940
Toy slant-front desk
1825-1875
Medicine box
1820-1870
Powder horn
1776
Box
1862-1900
Pinback button
1940-1960
Paperweight
1949
Store display
1930-1950
Pin
1940
Lincoln Tunnel Dedication Medal
1937
Shopping Bag
2009
Ribbon
ca. 1881
Valley Forge Centennial Commemorative Medal
1878
Miniature coal bucket with lid
1875-1900
Model 1816 U.S. Flintlock Musket
1832
Paperweight
ca. 1890-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Coaster
1940-1970
Beverages
1990-2000
Pinback button
1896-1910
Badge and case
1850-1917
Metropolis Cafe
ca. 1980-1999
Faux driver's license from Mitt Romney campaign
2012
Trellis
1870-1900
Jack-in-the box
1870-1900
Drumsticks
1860-1865
The North Atlantic Squadron Picture Puzzle
1898
Bottle
1910-1930
Pencil
1970-2000
Box/ Candy
1896
Pinback button
1930-1950
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
1913
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Fire helmet
1880-1920
Topsy-Turvy Doll
1855-1880
Purse
1780-1785
Belt holster
1917
Hair Grooming
1860-1900
Coin: quar.dollar, Columbian Board of Lady Managers, 1893
Pinback button
1941
Hardware/ household
1890
Tin
1920-1950
Clip
1930-1950
Medal: Kings County HS ...1911
1911
Political button
1948
Barbie doll
1961-1962
Badge
Dollhouse furn: bathtub
1920-1940
Squeak toy (chicken)
1875-1900
Transportation Token : Chas. H. Vollmer Motor Bus Lines
1900-1940
Dress hat
1895-1898
Civil War token
1863
Box/ Candy
1940-1970
Hardware/ household
1930-1950
Thimble/ food
1900-1940
War is not healthy for children and other living things
1972
Medallion:Sept.6,1881 Cent. of the Battle of Groton Heights
1881
Chefs Cuisiners Club
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising blotter paper
Fork
1875-1925
Miniature chairs (4)
1960-1980
Framed set of buttons and coin (75) excavated at West Point
1810-1830
Sliced Birds: A Companion of Sliced Animals
ca. 1885
Shaving mug
1890-1930
Badge and plaque
1833-1900
Rosa Mexicana
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising blotter paper
Sheep
1850-1900
Miniature household accessories (9)
1960-1980
Puppet
1875-1925
Picture Puzzle Blocks
ca. 1890
Mug/Shaving
1890-1930
Model for elevated railroad 1871
1871
Food spear
1950-1990
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Musical recording
1910-1920
Whyte's/344 W. 57th St., N.Y./145 Fulton St., N.Y. Stir spoon
1950-1980
Ribbon
1850-1900
Harmonize with Dick Tracy
ca. 1930
Badge
Wilkinson Presentation Commando Knife and sheath
1944-1945
Die
1800-1838
Pliers
ca. 1870-1910
Souvenir Tile
ca. 1960
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pencil/ food
1950-1960
Tin
1910-1920
Christopher Columbus Commemorative Medal
1892-1893
Campaign dress
1952-1956
New York State Agricultural Society Medal
ca. 1854
Pin-back button
2008
Shopping bag
Walking-stick
1875-1900
Battle of Marne Medal
1915-1919
Carriage (cabriolet)
1850-1900
Epaulets (pair)
1790-1820
Captain James Lawrence Naval Medal
1868-1885
Medicine
1950-1980
Civil War token: Army and Navy/Federal Union
1863
Bag Advertisement
1980-2000
Thimble/ insurance
1900-1960
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Advertising ruler
ca. 1950
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
1942-1945
Box of crayons
1920-1935
Stamp
1840-1857
Cavalry officer on horseback
1870-1910
Campaign necktie
1940
Picture puzzles (8)
1896
Jar
1900-1930
Pen/ Food
1930-1950
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Pinback button
1948
'Round the World Joe
ca. 1890
Pen
1980-2000
Myron T. Herrick Commemorative Medal
1914
Hotel Roosevelt
Wendell Will For Prosperity
Truman & Barkley
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Letter set
1800-1900
Paperweight
1880-1940
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
War is not healthy for children and other living things
ca. 1975
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Brigadier General Eleazer W. Ripley Military Medal
1880-1890
Rosette with a portrait of Lincoln
Candelabra
ca. 1990-2010
Powder flask
1879
Sesquicentennial International Exposition Official Souvenir Medal
1926
Thomas Jefferson Indian Peace Medal
1801 or later
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1850-1900
Snuffbox with lid
1815-1830
Tobacco box
1850-1900
Medicine
1930-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Drinking cups
1900
Button
1983
Ribbon pin
1892
Commemorative cane
2008
Needle case
1800-1850
Medieval soldiers
1900-1920
Thimble
1775-1825
The Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
Sewing Needles
1863-1900
Watch Face
1880-1940
Souvenir
1876
Trade sign
1940-1960
Office supply
1950-1960
Christopher Columbus Commemorative Medal
ca. 1892
THE CATTLEMAN
Pin: image of Harrison
Celt
1500-1700
Noah's ark
1850-1900
Coat
1895-1898
Campaign pin
1908
Pinback button
1890-1920
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Transportation token
1920-1940
Tobacco tag
1920-1940
James A. Garfield Indian Peace Medal
1882
Greyhound bus
1939
Cake board
1825-1835
Was Tower musket, not tower carbine: f
1815-1830
Bayonet and scabbard
ca. 1973
Medicine bottle
1840-1900
Key
1760-1783
Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son
ca. 1890
Nicholas Roerich Medal
1929
Ashtray
1900-1940
Shopping bag
1980-1995
Photographic equipment
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War token
1863
Ribbon
ca. 1921
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Needle work tool
1790-1830
Miniature Windsor side chair
1920-1940
Thimble case
1840-1880
Home Baseball Game
1900
Reba!
1999
Watch box
1940-1970
Ashtray
1900-1940
Plate
1926
Store display
1940-1960
Card of buttons
1940-1980
Voisin
Bust
Medal. Monogrammed initials on one face, scene with two figures and cross in background with nearly illegible inscription on other.
1800-1850
Draft wheel
ca. 1863
Dolls' house carpet
1920-1960
Letter Opener
1950-1970
Button Hook
1890-1930
Wrapper
1980-2000
Thimble/ sewing
1900-1940
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Eisenhower Nixon
Daikichi
ca. 1960-1980
Covered box
ca. 1775-1850
Miniature teapot with lid
1875-1925
Hose carriage
1890-1900
Fire helmet frontpiece: protection
1850-1900
Chopped Up Niggers: Puzzles to Put Together
ca. 1875
Tool
1880-1930
Paperweight/ plaque
1900-1940
Printing
1985-2000
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1835
Willkie
ca. 1940
"A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM"
2008
Fireman's belt fragment: Columbia
1850-1900
Sword cane
1840-1860
Purse
1800-1850
Piece of wood from the British prison ship "Jersey"
1750-1780
Figurine
1900-1930
Capture of Carthagena Medal
1697
Fan
1890-1920
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Sign
1890-1910
Car attachment
1964
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Political button
1970
Doll top
Ribbon
1800-1900
Delivery cart
1860-1880
Token
1937-1943
Hammers (6)
1775-1795
Service cap
ca. 1918
Button
1952-1956
Watch Face
1880-1940
Food bag
1998
Travel
1953-1960
Ribbon/ medal
1938-1945
Lapel stud
1888
Jerry's
ca. 1960-1980
Ostrich feather fan
ca. 1890-1910
Squeak toy (baby in cradle)
1830-1870
Doll
1830-1860
Plaque: Vermont line (heart-shaped)
1850-1900
Dissected Map of the United States
1887
Forks
1790-1825
Sewing Needles and Pins
1910-1930
Tote Bag
1980-2000
Button hook
1890-1930
Pinback button
1944-1948
Civil War token
1863
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 2nd Issue
1910
Dexterity game
1930-1950
Badge on block in envelope: N.Y.F.D. 25
1839-1865
Miniature lamp
1920-1940
The Game of Leap Frog
ca. 1870
Brick from Walton House
ca.1770
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1910
Button
1994
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Store display
1890-1920
Coin: Jamaica currency
Souvenir
1930-1950
Societe des Architectes Medal
ca. 1907
Pin-back button
1988
William J. printing plate
1954-1960
Coin:...1647
Erie Canal Celebration Medallion
1826
Wallis's Improved Dissected Map of Ireland
1840-1860
Model 1903 Springfield Rifle
1911
Badge
ca. 1870
Coin:...1639
Paperweight
ca. 1900-1930
Coaster
1995-2000
Thimble/ periodical
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Campaign ribbon
1844
Choshi
ca. 1960-1980
Box of crayons
ca. 1937
Plate
ca. 1850
Bayonet
1760-1783
Fork
1760-1775
Box with percussion caps
1855-1862
Tin
1900-1930
Medallion
1962
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Authors
ca. 1890
Insignia
1910-1950
Match tin
1900-1920
John S. Pershing Medal
1919
Uncle Sam shoe polish
1945-1959
We like Ike
Still bank
1870-1890
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
measuring device
1750-1850
Pin-back button
2000
Box/ Food
1920-1950
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Tin
1881-1920
Token
1855
Pin-back button
1964-1965 New York World's Fair Glass
1964-1965
Bell noise maker
probably 1960s
Parasol: peach lace w/bamboo motif handle
1850-1880
Grover Cleveland Presidential Campaign Medalet
1888
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
Toy armchair
1875-1900
Walrus tusk
1860-1900
Pin-back button
1976
Ashtray
1920-1960
Souvenir coin
1853
Travel/ pin
1890-1920
Insignia
1890-1910
Pin-back button
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2007
Stereoscope
1873-1880
Walking-stick
1880-1900
Needle case
1750-1800
Grandmama's Sunday Game of Bible Questions: New Testament
1887
Ashtray
1930-1960
Fan
1900-1930
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Button
1966
Medal in box:...Peru...Elihu Root
1906
PAPA LOU'S
Railway and Steamship Sound Money Club Ribbon
1896
Lion and Two Monkeys
ca. 1883
Calipers
1750-1870
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Soap
1950-1960
Tobacco
1900-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Rotten eggs with Roosevelt Omlettes with Willkie
Bookmark
1893
Spoon
1700-1800
Pie crimper
ca.1800-1850
Mechanical box: boy and girl on seesaw
ca. 1850
Miniature potted plants (4)
1910-1940
Shoe sole excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1760-1783
Nine Men Morris, Man in the Moon
ca. 1900
3 coins: Chalmer's Annapolis,2-Shilling,1 Sixpence, 1783
Pin
ca. 1990
Jigsaw Puzzle
1988
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Insignia
1860-1900
Athletic medal
1951
Ribbon
1800-1900
Campaign cane
ca. 1908
Horse blanket
1898-1938
Toy train
1900-1910
Needle case
1790-1830
Flight bag
1950-1975
FF Kevin M. O'Rourke FDNY Rescue 2
2002
Wrapper/ Food
1990-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Token
1880-1900
Button
Doll's cape
1870-1880
Mario's Villa d'este
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Push toy
ca. 1900
Novelty Bank
ca. 1873
Dolls' house sofa table
1920-1960
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Box
1940-1960
Travel/ medallion
1934
Button
1890-1910
Pin-back button
1936
Coffee mill
Music box
1850-1900
Ship model: Waterline Recognition; USS Kongo
1944-1946
Delftware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1750-1783
The Game of Playing Department Store
1898
Bottle/Medicine
1930-1950
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Tobacco
1920-1950
Pinback button
1990-2000
Hard Times tokens (2)
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Unit insignia
1775-1783
Miniature Furniture, Settee
ca. 1983
Spontoon blade
1760-1783
Bleeding bowl
1840-1860
Cascabel
1760-1783
Coin: half dollar, Arkansas Centennial 1935
Button
1970
Pie Tin/ Food
1920-1950
Cue stick
Ribbon/ medal
1938-1945
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Commemorative Medal
1876
World's Fair Souvenir Plate
1960s
Button
Society of Tammany or Columbian Order Ribbon
1887
Scale
ca. 1876
Model 1816 U.S. Flintlock Musket
1831
Pin-back button
1964-1976
Tongs
1900-1930
Trade sign
1950-1970
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
John Barry Commemorative medal
ca. 1903
Il Cantinori
ca. 1960-1980
MNESTY FOR ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS OF SPAIN, AFLCIO LOCAL 64 UNION MADE
1975-1980
Katherine of Aragon
1950-1970
Bottle
1800-1830
Boots (pair)
1910-1919
The Game of Politics or the Race for the Presidency
1889
Holster
1860-1870
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Ink bottle
1880-1930
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1998
Button
ca. 1970
United States Centennial Medal
1877
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Chapeau bras
1850-1870

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