Collection Highlights

Salver
Date:
1772-1773
Object Number:
1928.24
Medium:
Silver

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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
Camera with lens
ca. 2012
Spoon
1750-1850
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
Carved lion
1850-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1660
ca. 1964
Needle case
1840-1880
The Game of Fifteen
1870-1880
Ashtray
1920-1940
Watch Face
1880-1940
Advertising token
1863
Pinback button
1940
Button
1973
Electric iron in original box
1946-1954
The Baroque
Coin: half dollar, Wisconsin Terr. Centennial, 1936
Pin: hat
Comemorative Medal
1894
Aeolian harp
1850-1880
Storage box for epaulets
1860-1865
Paperweight
ca. 1910
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Public library
1986
Pinback button
1896-1910
Perhaps Roosevelt is all you deserve
Bookmark
1890
Trumpet
ca. 1863
Gentleman's costume: 1797
ca. 1962
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister
1838
Coll. of 3 coins: US. half cent, 1807, 1809, 1828
Piece of wood from the "Chesapeake"
ca. 1812
Chain
1760-1783
The Derby Steeplechase
1890
Tip tray
1900-1920
Ribbon/ bookmark
1876
Tray
1908
Pin
1890-1930
Hard Times tokens (3)
1837
Commemorative ribbon
ca. 1841
Campaign cane
ca. 1896
Ornament
1800-1850
Miniature armchair
1920-1940
Needle case
1840-1880
Puritan
ca. 1930
Paperweight/ Pin Cushion
1895-1930
Washing supplies
1900-1930
Ash tray
1962
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Match book
1956
La Bourgogne
Easel
1850-1900
Zelosophic Society Ribbon
ca. 1900
Powder horn
ca. 1860
Gauntlets (2)
1897
Dolls' house chairs (4)
1920-1960
Soda mug
1900-1920
Pencil
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ furniture
1900-1940
Pin
1896-1920
Button
Miyako
ca. 1965-1980
Sand caster
1800-1840
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Commemorative Medal
1876
Humpty Dumpty Circus
1903-1935
Coin: USA, 1867 lll
1867
United States of America
1848-60
Coat belt
1914-1918
The Game of American History
ca. 1890
Button
1972-1973
Toy
1920-1940
Liquor
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Note from Mrs. John James Audubon (1787-1874)
"God Bless America!" WWII radio toy
1942
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
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
World War I Plaquette
1917
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
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
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
Medal: relief of Lincoln
1868-1895
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
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
New York City souvenir hot pad
ca. 1939
Spinner noise maker
probably 1960s
The Game of Domino
ca. 1895
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
Advertising ribbon
ca. 1909
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
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
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Captain Johnston Blakeley Naval Medal
1820
Game
1920
Pastry jagger/crimper
ca. 1775-1850
Gentleman's costume: 1806
ca. 1966
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
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
Zachary Taylor Indian Peace Medal
After 1860
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
Stephen's
ca. 1960-1990
Cookie cutter
1850-1900
US Merchant Token: admit to Wood's Minstrels. 1857
1857
Cocked hat (reproduction)
1880-1910
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
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
Women's National Republican Club Ribbon
ca. 1900
Epaulet
ca. 1777
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
Jeton in envelope: head of Louis XV
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
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
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
Medal: Lincoln and Hamilton 1861
1861 or later
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
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
Framed image of Nelson's death with wood fragment from flagship Victory
1800-1900
Deck of playing cards
2016
Modeling tool
1850-1900
Medals (2)
1906
Piece of wood from the "Treaty Oak"
ca.1654
Tobacco box
late 18th century
The Golden ABC
ca. 1875
Button
1992
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Tobacco bag
1902
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1968
Souvenir
2001-2002
Campaign cane
ca. 1888
Medallion: ...America
Collander
1975-1925
Toy settee, rocking chair, and side chairs(4)
1880-1920
Perfume bottle
1840-1880
Dry Land Fish Pond game
ca. 1880
Pin-back button
1970-1980
Box/ Candy
1970-1990
Advertising kerchief
1910-1940
Sign/ liquor
1950-1970
Pencil
1940-1960
Joseph Hodges Choate Commemorative Medal
1922
Beatrice Inn
Roosevelt - Wallace
Button
1948
Camera
1902-1906
Hetchel
19th century
Paperweight
ca. 1882-1900
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Thermometer
1890-1930
Coaster
1940-1970
Campaign ribbon
1888
LABOR/ FOR/ CAREY
1974
Nutmeg grater/tobacco shredder
ca. 1675-1775
Scrimshaw whale tooth depicting the clipper ship "Cosmos"
1910-1940
Covered box
ca. 1775-1850
Cartridge belt
1890-1898
Peter Coddle's Trip
ca. 1905
Saucer
1740-1783
Lotto
ca. 1890
Tray
1910-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Bar tray
1900-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States - 440 yard Relay
1950
Doll hat
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Basket
1900-1950
Toy train
1900-1910
Tape measure
1840-1880
Rough Rider Ten-Pins
ca. 1898
Medallions/Coffee
1910-1940
Fan
1890-1940
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Pinback button
1944
Office supply
1940-1960
Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association Medal
1920
Pen & Pencil
Coin in box: half dollar: Bridgeport Conn.Centennial, 1936
American Labor Party
Medal
ca. 1848
Globe
1800-1850
Spoon rack
ca. 1800-1875
Miniature Bottle
1920-1950
Token
1890-1920
Wrapper
1980-2000
Tobacco
1880-1920
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Buffalo Historical Society George Washington Indian Peace Medal
1902
Berkshire Place
ca. 1960-1980
Spoon
1825-1875
Thames Tunnel Medal
1845 or later
Canteen w/docu: gift of John Wood Dunsmore 1941
1856
Box lock cannon barrel flint pistol
1760-1780
Bottle: Dr D.Jayne's Alternative...
1850-1860
Sword and scabbard
1780-1790
Coin (twenty dollars)
1857
Lens cloth
after 1962
Souvenir
1939
Novelty fan
1920-1950
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times tokens (4)
1837
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Campaign Badge
1904
Cartridge box badge
1760-1783
Apple parer
1825-1850
Steam pumper
1900-1920
Needle case
1830-1870
Sword belt and buckle
1855-1865
Model
1920-1950
Watch movement
1890-1930
Tip tray/ coin plate
1920-1940
Sign: Gallery of the Fine Arts
1930-1960
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
Free Academy of the City of New York Award Medal
1853 or later
"Official New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Perpetual Calendar"
1964-1965
Book binding fragments
William Starling Powder Horn
1760
Ribbon
1800-1900
Miniature pot with lid
1900-1920
Whale's tooth
Early 19th century
Button
1968-1973
Wrapper/ Candy
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel
1989-1992
Tobacco
1890-1920
Pin
ca. 1952
Waldorf-Astoria Peacock Alley
ca. 1960-2001
Matchsafe of Francis Lewis (1837-1878)
ca. 1870
Medal
1909
Toy gun
ca. 1869
Doll trunk
1860-1900
Spurs and case
ca. 1900
Game of Black Cat
ca. 1885
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Puzzle
1880-1900
Medicine
1930-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Chalice
2002
Merritt Haviland Smith Medal
1926
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Pocket telescope
ca. 1820
Marquis de Lafayette Commemorative Medal
1781
Lath from Nelson House, Yorktown, VA
ca. 1770
Basket w/lid
1880-1920
Leather Samples
1958
Fan
1900-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Sign
1890-1940
Utensil
1940-1960
Major General Ulysses S.Grant Military Medallion
1865
Political button
1964
Doll hat
Scrimshaw
1910-1940
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Campaign Medal
1872
Squeak toy
1875-1900
Pit
Button
1980-1995
Calendar
1939
Cigarette holder
1890-1920
Premium
1900-1930
Car plate
ca. 1936

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