Collection Highlights

The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)

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Ribbons
1800-1850
Sword, scabbard and tassel
1852-1862
Dissected Outline Map of the United States of America
ca. 1900
Cap
1930-1950
Theater souvenir
1896
Tobacco
1900-1960
Insignia
1860-1890
Token
Doll handkerchief
1870-1880
Souvenir cane
ca. 1904
Walking-stick
1850-1900
Miniature bowl
1850-1900
Model of train float with train cars (10)
1900-1912
Badminton set
1850-1900
Alphabetic Object Teacher
ca. 1875
Cosmetic Jar
1880-1910
Washing supplies
1900-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Button/ clothing
1910-1920
Pin-back button
1972
Catskill Aqueduct Medal
1917
MERCURIO
Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal
1914-1918
Box
1775-1810
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
foot stove (foot warmer)
ca. 1875-1900
Paperweight
1880-1910
Box/ Food
1906-1920
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Lamp
1900-1910
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
New Tokyo
ca. 1960-1980
Chest with drawers
1800-1850
Ribbon badge: Firemen's Assn. Trenton, N.J.
1880-1920
Miniature Furniture, Tea Table
ca. 1983
Bell toy: trotting horse
1890-1900
Stoneware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
Drawing Stencils for our Little Artist
ca. 1890
Button
ca. 1990
Miniature box
1875-1900
Perfume box
1962-1990
Pitcher
1890-1920
Pinback button
1890-1920
Token
1868
West Point Sesquicentennial Medal
1952
Spoon
Combination checker and backgammon
ca.1792
Dupondius in envelope: of Maximinianus
Spice grinder/grater
ca. 1750-1850
Box
1900-1930
Food crate
1908-1930
Paperweight/ medallion
1920-1950
Pin
1920-1940
Button
1940
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1847
Time For A Real Hero
2009
Pin
The Myriopticon Rebellion: A Historical Panorama
ca. 1875
Miniature armchair
1875-1900
Tailcoat
ca. 1875
Paperweight
Fan
1939
Coaster
1940-1970
Moon Over Lower Manhattan skykine with Brooklyn Bridge
2001-2002
Pinback button
1896-1910
Major General Winfield Scott Military Medal
1824
Darbár
ca. 1986-2007
Pin-back button
2012
Miniature ladles (4)
1900-1930
Model: locomotive
1850-1900
Tung Siao-wen
1925-1975
Walking-stick with removable sword
1860-1880
Iron object excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1783
Life's Mishaps: A Merry Game and Domino Rex
ca. 1880
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1910
Pen
1950-1980
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1930-1950
Civil War token
1863
Political souvenir
1913
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Medal
1860
The Game of Ring Toss
ca. 1890
Game of Yuneek
1889
Box w/sliding lid
ca. 1850-1900
Hair Grooming
1930-1950
Token
1900-1930
Trade Sign
1880-1910
Identification Badge for Ronald R. Moser, FEMA/NYPD
2001
Keyring
1998
New-York Historical Society Commemorative Medal
1857 or later
Political button
late 1950s-early1970s
Miniature garden set (3 pieces)
1920-1940
Squeak toy (rabbit)
1875-1900
Red lapel button on paper
Garrison cap
1945
Apothecary jar with lid
1850-1900
Tin/ Candy
1906-1930
Hardware/ household
1950-1970
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Rally For Peace and Human Needs/June 12, NYC/DISARM
1982
American Declaration of War
ca. 1917
Lutece
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising notepad
1899
Crossing the Ocean
1893
Stamp
1840-1870
Doll bench
1920-1940
Walking-stick
19th century
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Diamond Picture Puzzles: Birds
ca. 1890
Paperweight
1880-1930
Cannon
ca. 1812
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Plaque
1910-1940
Token
1850-1900
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 9th Issue
1913
Baseball
1930-1950
Collection of toy soldiers in box
1870-1910
Goodwill Delegation Members Medal
1923
Trade sign
1850-1870
Canteen
1760-1783
Paperweight
ca. 1892-1910
Watch Face
1880-1940
Glass/ food
1890-1920
Plate
1908
Food spear
1940-1960
Franklin D. Roosevelt Fourth Presidential Inauguration Medal
1945
Medal
ca. 1916
Tie-pin
1968
Pin: hat
Coin: Carol lll. D.G. HISP. ETIND. R. 1800
Spike from the U.S.S. Niagara on wooden mount w/label
ca. 1813
Porcelain bowl fragments (2)
1750-1790
Transportation Token : Sprinfield Consolidated RY. Co.
1900-1940
Button
1972
Hardware/ household
1949
Campaign thimble
1928-1932
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Soup plate
Political ribbon
1889-1893
Box of crayons
ca. 1925
Miniature birdcage
1920-1940
Doll: woman in black dress w/velvet trim on stand
1860-1890
Waist belt with bayonet scabbard
1860-1865
Nutcracker
1775-1875
Lotto
ca. 1885
Bottle
1890-1920
Calendar/ thermometer
1980-2000
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1906
Plate
1900-1920
Match safe
1905-1915
First National City Bank 150th Anniversary Medal
1962
The Harwyn
Ornament
1800-1850
1876 Centennial Exhibition Commemorative Medal
1876
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Apple parer (without knife)
ca. 1830-1860
Paperweight
1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Medicine tin
1900-1930
Button
1970-1980
Pinback button
1965-1980
Emancipation Proclamation Commemorative Medal
1871
"BACKSTAGE AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL"
Medicine bottle
1840-1860
Medallion w/ribbon: General U.S Grant
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1850-1900
Coin: half dollar, Sesquicentenneal, 1776-1926
Zelosophic Society Ribbon
ca. 1900
Clothespin
1750-1850
Six Puzzle Pictures: Dame Trott and Her Cat
ca. 1880
Sewing Supplies
1970-2000
Tissues
1950-1970
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Sash
1910-1920
Baby shoe
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2003
Campaign pin
Snuff box w/tag: fish-shaped; lid inscribed: 641
1800-1900
Walking-stick
1880-1910
christening bottle w/ribbons
1943
The Troublesome Donkeys
1898
Sewing Needles
1910-1940
Box/ Candy
1906-1930
Sewing
1940-1960
Advertising sign
1920-1950
Office supply
1920-1940
Greater New York Charter Day Medal
1898
Spindletop Restaurant
Clothing advertising token
1914
Collection of 4 buttons on block in envelope
ca. 1865-1868
Hat box
1890-1920
Dress trousers
1881-1887
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Clothes
1979-1900
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1990
Nixon
Windows on the World
Nutcracker
1775-1875
Book Slate + 2 Docu.
1867-1880
Coll. of 2 coins: Silver dollar, Liberty, 1799 & 1800
Horse pull toy
1860-1890
Gambling wheel
1900-1920
Advance and Retreat: A Game of Skill
1900
Medicine
1880-1920
Medallion
ca. 1865
Shopping bag
1992
Photographic equipment
1910-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon pin
ca. 1893
Campaign cane
ca. 1884
Lady's costume: 1675
ca. 1966
Judean denarius in envelope: Imperial Rome
Needle case
1840-1880
Priming horn
1700-1750
Powder Box
1880-1920
Pocket watch
1894-1910
Sewing Supplies
1894
Plate
1910-1930
Clothing hanger
1900-1940
World's Columbian Exposition Medal
1893
Faisan D'or
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Lieutenant-Colonel William Washington Military Medal
1862
Miniature pitcher
1875-1900
Epaulets (pair) with storage box
ca. 1870
Paperweight
1880-1910
Box/ jewelry
1910-1940
Noisemaker
1930-1940
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1980-1990
Americanism Roosevelt
Limelight
ca. 1983-1989
Thomas Jefferson Indian Peace Medal
1863-1885
Bobbin
1780-1820
Marble game board
1800-1875
Miniature armchair
1875-1900
Snuff Box with Portrait of Lafayette
ca. 1800-1820
Service cap
1918-1940
The Game of Naval War
1898
Lithograph Stone
1880-1920
Souvenir ash tray
1901
Transportation token
1930-1960
Fan
1910-1940
Hard Times token
1837
Win With Taft
Ballot box
ca. 1880-1900
Medal: Comite Lafayette
1918
Walking-stick
1860-1870
Tongs
1776-1783
Plume in cardboard tube
1825-1850
Plaque
1852-1900
Pin-back button
1910-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Plate
1917
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ca. 1950-1960
Medallion: Hudson-Fulton
1909
Political button
early 20th c.
Doll pot holder
Dollhouse furn: settee
1920-1940
Ribbon
1888
Miniature chimney sweep and fireplace brush
1900-1930
Overseas cap
1920-1941
Civil War token
1863
Watch Face
1880-1940
Food bag
1990-2000
Button
2003
Pinback button
1896-1910
Medal: Abraham Lincoln born Feb.12,1809
1860
Frank's Restaurant
ca. 1960-1980
Elephant letter opener
ca. 1900-1920
A New Dissected Map of the World with a Picture Puzzle of the Capitol at Washington
1888
Parasol: tan and white w/carved handle
1870-1900
Harpsichord
1920-1940
Doll
1830-1860
Miniature spyglass in leather bag
1870-1900
Game of India
ca. 1890
Token
1837
Medicine
1940-1960
Women NOW
1965-1975
Hard Times token
1840
Ribbon
ca. 1860
Dexterity game
1930-1950
Doll
1920-1940
Coin: Gold, 1852
Umbrella frame: w/carved dog head
1850-1880
Coachmen's greatcoat
1922
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Pin-back button
1976
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Bookseller advertisement
ca. 1760-1770
Souvenir
1990-2000
Medal w/ribbon in box: Independence Hall 1776-1876
1876
Insignia
ca. 1860s
Shopping bag
Two Good Terms Deserve Another
1940
Badge
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Chapeau (bicorne)
1873-1877
David Hosack Medal
ca. 1830
Hair Grooming
1890-1920
Token
1940-1970
Thimble/ insurance
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Ribbon
1856
Ceremonial New York City street sign for Frederick Douglass Landing
2005
Box of crayons
1930-1950
Miniature framed picture
1910-1930
Game of Old Maid
ca. 1885
Miniature baby carriage
1960-1980
Phonograph record in box: Bill Simmons
1904
Young Folks Geographical Game
ca. 1890
Washington Vietnam March Nov. 27 For Peace
1965-1975
Bank
1940-1960
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1950
Medallion
1879
Samuel P. Avery Medal
1897
Cotillion Room
Baby doll
1875-1880
Medal: Syracuse New York May 17-18 1899
1899
Child's plate
1825-1875
Apple parer (without knife)
ca. 1830-1860
George McClellan Presidential Campaign Medal
1864
Box/ Food
1906-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Pinback button
1992
Button
1962
Campaign ribbon
1896
1964-1965 New York World's Fair Souvenir Glass
1964-1965
Blow horn noise maker
probably 1960s
Toy figurines: pioneer and infantrymen, rural life figures
1870-1910
Coin: half dollar, Maine Centenneal, 1820-1920
Ribbon
ca. 1861
Pull toy (horse)
1850-1900
Snuffbox
1800-1830
Pin-back button
2000
Ashtray/Coin plate
1910-1930
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Alfred E. Smith Memorial Album
ca. 1944
Ribbon header
1905-6
Commemorative cane
2005
Medal in Envelope: Brooklyn Bridge...1833
1883
Snuff jar with cover
1850-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1850
ca. 1961
Spectacles
ca. 1840
The Meteor Game
ca. 1900
Ashtray
1930-1960
Fan
1890-1920
Advertising box
1880-1900
Pinback button
1940
Button
1960
Calvin Coolidge The Union League of Philadelphia Membership Medal
1927
Restaurant Nippon
Powder horn
1709-1759
Bicycle
1866
Safe
1750-1775
Greatcoat
1885-1905
Pin-back button
ca. 1980
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Printing
1905
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
Bookmark
1892
Shoulder straps (pair)
1863-1865
Women's National Republican Club Ribbon
ca. 1900
Squeak toy (bird in cage)
1875-1900
Miniature goblets (pair)
1900-1940
Whistle
1875-1925
Hurdle Race: It is Great Sport
ca. 1905
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Medal
1881
Proud/UAW/Retiree
ca. 1990
Postcard set
1939
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Insignia
1880-1920
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
1800-1900
Commemorative cane
ca. 1915
Medal in Case: ...Robert Weeks Deforest... 1872-1922
1922
Miniature easy chair
1920-1940
Automatic pen/pencil
1740-1795
Hunting figure w/moveable legs
1800-1900
Ashtray/ Coin Plate
1900-1930
Washing supplies
1910-1940
Paperweight
1940-1960
Pinback button
1940
Button
Medallion in case: Holland Tunnel
1927
La Grande Cuisine de France Restaurants
Fire helmet
1890-1920
Billfold
1940-1945
Le Petit Architecte Parisien
1860-1900
Spoon
1700-1800
Jug
1950-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel/ medallion
1913
Pin
1890-1910
Go 4th to Win the War
China Club
ca. 1980-1997
The New York Battleship Puzzle
ca. 1898
Noggin
1850-1930
Still bank
1880-1900
Opening of the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition Souvenir Medal
1893
Hat: bolero style, black
1900-1950
Rolling pin
ca. 1842
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
1888
Pin-back button
ca. 1985
Toy
1955-1990
Tobacco
1920-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1834
Prohibition token
1855
Shoe buckle
1775-1783
"Wood's Series" Washington Monument Medal
1876
Doll: on stand in black coat
ca. 1913
Snuff jar
1850-1900
Percussion cap pouch with belt fragment
1860-1865
Printer's Block
1901
Bookmark/ Food
1900-1930
Paperweight
1890-1920
Ribbon/ medal
1889
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
New York City Tercentennial Medallion
1953
Keith Haring button
Child's plate
1804-1830
Ribbon
ca. 1886
Box with four forms and packet of gold leaf
1775-1795
Chapeau (bicorne) with case
ca. 1899
New York Philharmonic Stagebill for April 17-20, 2002
2002
Fan
1920-1950
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Proudly We Hail
2001-2002
Pinback button
1896-1920
Bibliographical Society Medal
1928
Toons
ca. 1960-1980
Protractor
ca. 1900
Indian relic: Ax head
1500-1700
Evangelisch Lutherische St. Johannis Kirche Ribbon
1850-1900
Doll house furniture: side chair
1920-1940
Still bank
1932-1934
Fire helmet: NY Exempt Assn, A.M.
1854-1880
The Game of What D'ye Buy
ca. 1895
Box/ Collar
1869-1910
Stickers
1987-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Button
ca. 1990
Civil War token
1863
Theodore Roosevelt Republican Campaign Badge
1904
Mercedes SS 1928
1928
Master Commandant Jesse D. Elliott Naval Medal
1820-1866
Milestone
1822-23
Straight pin
1850-1900
Puzzle
1850-1900
Pin-back campaign button
1948
Toy/ Food
1940-1970
Collection
1910-1920
Sign
1890-1940
Spoon
1950-1990
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Yes We Did
2009
Sugar Daddy tennis racket head cover
1973
Roosevelt - Wallace
Two Good Terms Deserve a Rest
Fragment of Washington's coffin
1799
Dress helmet
1880-1900
Virginia half penny
1773
Sign
1890-1940
Spoon
1950-1990
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Political button
Tennis racket head cover
1973
We Women Want Willkie
We Don't Want Eleanor Either
Mortar and pestle
1800-1850
Sword guard excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
1760-1783
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Hardware/ household
1900-1920
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Campaign pin
1896
Bolo
ca. 1960-1980
U.S. Navy flight jacket
ca. 1963
Dollhouse furn: table w/mirror
1920-1940
Modeling tool
1850-1900
Fan
ca. 1850
Seal impression in box
1870-1900
Patch
1930-1940
Bottle/Chemical
1890-1920
Box/ candy
1930-1950
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Plate
1911

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