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Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918
Date:
1918
Object Number:
1984.68
Medium:
Oil on canvas

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Ashtray
1930-1960
Sign
1889
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
Spherical puzzle
1800-1900
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Centennial ribbon
1876
Commemorative cane
ca. 1913
Flax
1700-1800
The Great Game Uncle Sam at War with Spain
1898
Ashtray/ coin plate
1930-1960
Fan
1890-1940
Transportation Token : Long Beach Bus Co. Inc.
1900-1940
Calendar
1917
Pinback button
1944
Pin cushion
2003
Campaign medal
1948
Act II
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Diorama of Charter Oak made from fragments of said tree
ca. 1856
Riding breeches: NY coaching club
ca. 1900
Bottle/Can Opener
1920-1950
Button
1973
Napkin
1980-2000
Thimble
1890-1900
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Doll
1920-1950
Scoop
ca. 1830-1870
Volunteer Dewey Warren I'm on the team
New York Mitsukoshi
ca. 1960-1980
Butter mold
1800-1850
Brigadier General James Miller Military Medal
1824-1885
Fragments of cocked hat (14) excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
The T. A. Snider Diamond Puzzle
ca. 1890
Senator Goodell
ca. 1975
Toy
1955-1990
Ribbon
1910
Tobacco
1920-1950
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times tokens (2)
1841
Doll hat
1870-1880
Matchbook
1940-1945
Table
1920-1940
Needle case
1800-1875
Set of tea caddies in box
1750-1810
Match Holder
1900-1930
Washing supplies
1890-1930
Coin dish/
1920-1950
Pinback button
1908-1912
Toy model
1890-1910
Model of 100,000 Barrel Tanker
1936
Delivery cart
1860-1890
Civil War token: Army and Navy/Federal Union
1863
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Medal
1904
"Obama' 08"
2008
Miniature notepad and pencil
1900-1930
Dress hat
1943-1945
Fabric Samples
1950-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Stereoscope
1870-1880
Label
1980-2000
Travel/ pen
1994
Pinback button
1896-1920
Pin
ca. 1952
Twenty Twenty
ca. 1960-1990
Pin-back button
1971
Doll
1830-1860
Lady of 1850
ca. 1961
Lucky Lindbergh Coin
1927
Chapeau bras
1829-1837
The Improved Game of Fish Pond
1890
Sewing Supplies
1892-1930
Toy
1890-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times tokens (2)
1837
Brandreth Columbian ABC for the Little Ones
1876
Pair of gloves
1850-1900
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
William M. Evarts Senate Campaign Ribbon
1885
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Ship's clock
1878-1900
Whale's tooth
1910-1940
Button
1985
Fan
1890-1920
Box with tin
1930-1950
Sign
1890-1910
Box/ music
1920-1940
The Official Civil War Centennial Commission Commemorative Medallion
1961
Political button
1974
Doll handbag
Still bank
After 1893
Chest of drawers
1825-1875
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Civil War token
1863
Clothing hanger
1900-1940
Souvenir milk can
ca. 1920
Fabric samples
1930-1950
Westway Will Never Be Built
1978
Miniature lampshades (pair)
1920-1940
Miniature furniture
1960-75
Badge in case
Open the gates of prosperity with Wendell Willkie
ca. 1940
Chiaki
ca. 1960-1980
Surveyor transit on stand
1940-1960
The Game of Fish Pond
1899
Key to tower of North Dutch Church
ca. 1767
Pin w. ribbon
1895
Paperweight/ plaque
1890-1910
Token
1920-1940
Chest with drawers
1800-1850
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Cigar box
1950-1960
Button
ca. 1970
Frederick Samuel Tallmadge Medal
1905
Foxhunt Puzzle
1930-1950
U.S. Navy Tag
ca. 1940
1900 Paris International Exposition Medal
1900
Steamship fixture
1850-1900
British officer's Fusil, flint lock musket: inscribed
1765-1780
Paperweight
ca. 1870-1920
Pinback button
1970-2000
Trade Sign
1880-1900
Advertising sign
1940-1960
Swizzle stick
1920-1960
International Philatelic Exhibition Souvenir Medal
1913
Medicine bottle
1880-1910
Franklin Pierce Indian Peace Medal
1870-1892
Campaign button
Pin-back button
2016-2017
Campaign hat
1919-1920
Board and rollers (2) for making noodles
ca. 1920
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Dewey & Bricker
Puzzle
1890-1910
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Military Insignia
1890-1920
Pin-back button
Ribbon
ca. 1928
Clam shucking knife
1850-1910
Pinfold's Metronome
ca.1890
Lady's costume: 1785
ca. 1967
Framed anchor made from the "Merrimac"
1900-1925
Bottle
1900-1930
Mug
1910-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Calendar
1996
Centennial of George Washington Inauguration Medal
1889
Fork
1790-1825
Medal: Panorama de Paris 1878
ca. 1878
The Town House
Medallion: Andrew Jackson
1866
Presentation cannon
1860
Apple parer
ca. 1856
Paperweight
1900-1920
Box/ Food
1900-1930
Collection
1880-1900
Button
1972-1975
Pinback button
1896-1910
Captain James Biddle Naval Medal
1820-1885
STEVENSON
1956
Medicine bottle
1840-1860
Miniature Furniture, Roll Top Desk
ca. 1983
Bottle
1850-1925
Hat cover
ca. 1944
Games of John Gilpin, Rainbow Backgammon and Bewildered Travelers
ca. 1875
Cup
1890-1920
Tray
1890-1920
Tobacco
1920-1940
Insignia
1860-1900
Men on horseback on accordion rack
1840-60
Button w/pin
Token
1856-1900
Doll's pocket watch
1870-1880
Souvenir cane
ca. 1939
Shako with pompon
ca. 1865
Picture blocks
1876
Cup
1890-1920
Bookmark
1930-1950
Tobacco
1920-1940
Insignia
1860-1900
2 paper dolls and 2 outfits mounted
1890-1900
Badge
Token
1856-1900
Ribbon with envelope
ca. 1854
Souvenir cane
ca. 1939
Spectacles
1770-1780
Roosevelt at San Juan
1899
Sewing Pins
1890-1930
Token: 1939 Convention Am. Numismatic Ass. A. Kosoff
1939
Handle/ Food
1910-1940
Playing card
1940-1960
Button/ clothing
1910-1920
Button
Card of buttons
1955-1985
The Sign of the Dove
Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Medallion
1906
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
Stanhope Gig
ca. 1900
Doll's dress
1890-1930
Fragment
1775-1825
INV.13710.4
Gramercy Tavern
ca. 1960-1980
Lion and Two Monkeys
ca. 1883
Medal
1932 or later
Shoe buckle fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
The Fortune Teller
1905
Medicine
1906-1920
Republican League Member Ribbon
ca. 1900
Lotion bottle
1980-2000
Bottle
1890-1920
Pinback button
1890-1920
Hard Times token
1837
Rosette with streamers
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2003
Humpty Dumpty Circus
1903-1930
Medicine box
1820-1870
Powder horn
1776
Box
1862-1900
Pinback button
1940-1960
Paperweight
1949
Store display
1930-1950
Miniature mantle clock
1910-1930
Piece of flag carried by the 4th New York Veteran Volunteer Cavalry
ca. 1861
Coin:...16??
Pin
1940
Lincoln Tunnel Dedication Medal
1937
Shopping Bag
2009
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
Sideboard
1920-1940
Miniature bathroom set (5 pieces)
1960-1980
Badge: Fire Dept.
1880-1920
Souvenir Medal for the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
ca. 1900
Drumsticks
1860-1865
The North Atlantic Squadron Picture Puzzle
1898
Bottle
1910-1930
Pencil
1970-2000
Box/ Candy
1896
Pinback button
1930-1950
Waist belt (2)
1860-1870
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
1913
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Purse
1780-1785
Belt holster
1917
Hair Grooming
1860-1900
Pinback button
1941
Hardware/ household
1890
Tin
1920-1950
Clip
1930-1950
Medal: Kings County HS ...1911
1911
Political button
1948
Smith & Wesson Model Number Three Second Model Single Action Revolver
1872-1874
Delivery wagon (22 pieces)
1850-1875
Barbie doll
1961-1962
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
Miniature pitcher
1875-1925
Caissons (2) and wagon
1870-1910
Badge in case
Medallion:Sept.6,1881 Cent. of the Battle of Groton Heights
1881
Chefs Cuisiners Club
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising blotter paper
Snuffbox
1800-1850
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
Food spear
1940-1960
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Musical recording
1910-1920
New York Post First Annual Liberty Medal (r)
2002
Republican County Committee Watcher Ribbon
1850-1900
The Covered Wagon
1930-1950
For President Wendell L. Wilke
Token: 28th President, Woodrow Wilson
1924-1950
Die
1800-1838
Civilian Bag
1850-1900
Paperweight
1882-1900
Watch Face
1880-1940
Measuring scoop/ food
1950-1960
Advertising pocket mirror
1910-1920
Lieutenant William Burrows Naval Medal
1817-1880
Campaign handkerchief
1952
New England Agricultural Society Medal
ca. 1871
Rudy Giuliani button
2008
Shopping bag
ca. 2001
Piece of New York Marine Society banner
ca. 1789 and 1914
Snuffbox
1800-1850
Pin-back campaign button
2000
Pin-back button
1970-1975
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ insurance
1900-1960
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Pin-back button
ca. 1983
Jack Banning's Putt-Pins
ca. 1950-1960
Box of crayons
ca. 1933
Miniature chamberstick
1880-1920
Jim Crow
1850-1900
Ribbon with mount
ca. 1887
French Actors Fund plaquette
1916
Campaign necktie
1940
The Whirlpool Game
ca. 1899
Bottle
1890-1920
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Pinback button
1940
Society of Tammany Badge
1908
cannon
1775-1800
Pen
1980-2000
1844 Nimes Scientific Congress Medal
1844
Trader Vic's
Collect. of 26 coins and medals from Buckingham Smith in box
Apothecary bottle
1870-1920
Shoulder knots (pair) in box
1855-1865
Paperweight
1880-1930
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Button
1972-1973
Shopping bag
1997
Captain William Bainbridge Naval Medal
1841-1885
Envelope
1923
Die
1800-1838
Medicine bottle
1840-1870
Drummer bear toy
20th century
Snuffbox
ca. 1816
Clothespin
1750-1850
Medicine
1900-1930
Washing supplies
1900-1940
Box/ collar
1866-1910
Pinback button
1896-1910
Miniature side chair
1920-1940
Badges w/ribbons
1902
Chewing gum
ca. 1940
Ribbon pin
ca. 1883
Commemorative cane
2003
Needle case
1830-1880
The Game of Dont's and Old Maid
1905
Sewing Supplies
1890-1930
Watch Face
1880-1940
Souvenir
1876
Sign/ liquor
1940-1960
Office supply
1950-1960
Winemaking Plaquette
1902
ORIGINAL BILL'S GAY NINETIES CAFE & RESTAURANT
Medal
1925
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister
1838
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
Woman's coat
1943-1946
Paperweight
1890-1920
Pinback button
1900-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Transportation token
1930-1960
Miniature whisk
1900-1930
Table fork & knife
1775-1825
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Andrew Johnson Indian Peace Medal
1866
Royal Bus Line keywind bus
ca. 1920's
Writing case with accessories
ca. 1862
Elevated railway sign
1900-1950
Coin: half dollar, Battle of Bennington 1777-1927
ca. 1927
Dinner fork
ca. 1950
Game of the Spider's Web
1898
Ashtray
1930-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Photographic equipment
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1921
Walking-stick
1840-1850
Abraham Lincoln National Day of Mourning Ribbons
1865
Pincushion
1840-1870
American Eagle Educational Series: Geography
ca. 1890
Packet
1950-1980
Watch fob
1890-1910
Sewing Needles
1890-1920
Plate
1917
Tabouret that belonged to Asher B. Durand
1815-1850
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Commemorative Medal
1876
Clothing hanger
1900-1940
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1847
La Toque Blanche
Scale
1875-1910
Confederate single shot (Richmond) carbine
1860-1865
Paper Samples
1930-1950
Ruler
1890-1930
Wrapper
1980-2000
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Expanded Metal Wastebasket
Early 1980s
Petrossian Paris
ca. 1984-1995
Swan ornament
1825-1875
Child's trunk w/ collection of ribbons and jewelry
ca. 1867
Badge: New York V.F.A.
1880-1920
Scoop
ca. 1750-1850
Belt plate
1860-1870
Jew's harp
1760-1783
Model Building Blocks
1870
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Paperweight/ medallion
1893
Printing
1947-1960
Forage cap
1870-1900
Medal
1896
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times Token
1837
Elect Perot President
c. 1992
Kittanning Destroyed medal
1759
Sewing kit w/needles: Mrs Martha Husbands Smith...
1840-1880
Pieces of Peter Stuyvesant pear tree in envelope
1600-1850
Clock bank
1900-1930
Fan
1890-1920
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Sign
1890-1910
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ca. 1950-1960
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medallion
1909
Political button
20th c.
Badge
Filigree leaf from Verdun
1916-1917
World War I Plaquette
1917
Doll shorts
Chisels and scrapers (7)
1775-1795
Chapeau (bicorne)
1881-1887
Z.3159
Watch Face
1880-1940
Food bag
1990-2000
W Let's not elect him in 2004, either
2003
Plate
1800-1850
Badge in case
Ribbon/ medal
1938-1945
Medal: Abraham Lincoln 1860
1860
The Noho Star
ca. 1960-1980
Box
ca. 1920-1930
Walking-stick
1884
Gentleman's costume: 1700, N.Y.
ca. 1967
Linch pin
1775-1783
The Mansion of Happiness
1895
Sewing Needles and Pins
1895-1910
Advertising token
1925-1950
Medicine
1900-1930
Pinback button
1942
Button
ca. 2000
Doll hat
1870-1880
Still bank: Newfoundland dog
1900-1910
Walking-stick
1888
James A. Garfield Presidential Medal
1882
Dexterity games
1930-1950
Bow
1895-1901
Worcester table knife
ca. 1751-1783
Paperweight
ca. 1890-1910
Button
1977
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Cup
1911
Medal in envelope: St. Patricks Cathedral New York
1879
Ruler
1940-1960
College of the City of New York Award Medal
1962
Pin-back button
1960
Shopping bag
Mechanical toy (acrobats)
1825-1875
Forage cap
ca. 1863
Badge
Paperweight
ca. 1900-1930
Calendar
1902
Thimble/ periodical
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Ribbon
1844
Cafe Iguana
ca. 1960-1980
Telescope
1775-1825
Walking-stick
1850-1900
Wings for America
Box of crayons
1925-1950
Walrus tusk
1845-1910
Campaign sign
1940
The Popular Game of Tiddledy Winks
1897
Tag
1975-1985
Medallion
1922
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
The Game of Domino
ca. 1895
Insignia
1910-1950

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