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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen

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Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Campaign pin
Pull toy (horse)
1875-1900
Doll: Spanish dancer in yellow dress on base
1890-1920
Sleigh
late 19th Century
Dunhill
ca. 1960-1980
Pastry jagger/crimper
ca. 1800-1850
Herbert Hoover Presidential Medal
1929
Nightstick
1835-1850
Twenty-five Soldiers on Parade
ca. 1900
Lens cloth
1930-1960
Match case
1893
Inkstand
1800-1860
Badge/ medal
1895
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1890
Waist belt badge
1760-1783
Medal: likeness of George Washington
Needle case
ca. 1815
Sword belt
1850-1870
Employee identification badge for Paul R. Wysocki
Watch movement
1890-1930
Tip tray/ coin plate
1930-1950
Plate
1909
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
Officer's field jacket
1860-1865
Bowl made of wood from Charter Oak
ca.1688
Sestertius in envelope: Hadrian on face
French and British War Commissions New York Visit Medal
1917
"Official New York World's Fair 1964-1965 3 Minute Timer"
1964-1965
Miniature brazier
1890-1930
Model 1840 U.S. Flintlock Musket
1842
Button
1972
Box/ Candy
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Fire helmet: chief engineer
1824-1828
Travel
1930-1960
Medal
1904
Button
The Sign of the Dove
ca. 1963-1998
Set illustrating the process of raising a silver cup
2012
Toy rocking chair
1900-1925
Miniature armoire
1960-1980
Forks
1790-1825
Lantern
1850-1900
The Amusing Game of Innocence Abroad
ca. 1888
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Puzzle
1881
Medicine
1930-1960
Bottle stopper
1940-1960
SUPPORT CORE SIT-INS
ca. 1961
Powder horn
1780-1840
Coat
1942
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
Merritt Haviland Smith Medal
1926
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Umbrella frame: top w/carved fist
1850-1880
Cartridge box and belt (2)
1855-1862
Leather Samples
1958
Stop The Bombing/Out Now
1972
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Plate
1909
Premium/ restaurant
1991
Gold medal flanked by monograms "MDA" and "YCS," 1870.
1870
Political button
1964
Doll coat
Coin: half dollar, Charter of Albany 1686, 1936
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Tailcoat
Ca. 1850
Rook
1910
Stop the Arms Race/ 1 in a Million
1980-1985
Calendar
1948
Travel
1940-1960
Campaign token
ca. 1933
Nixon Lodge
1960
Dollhouse chair
1920-1940
Coal wagon
1900-1925
Club pin
1878
Barbizon Plaza Library
ca. 1960-1980
Clockwork airplane with original key
1945-1949
Authors
ca. 1890
Die
1830-1880
Portrait Authors
1873-1876
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Letter opener
1980-2000
Box: architectural designs
1850-1900
Shoe horn and button hook
1890-1930
Plate
1959
Civil War token
1863
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Centennial Medal
1927
Butter knife
mid 20th Century
Cape
1855-1875
Coin: US. 2 cents, 1867, (Bronze)
Butter mold
ca. 1785
Model 1757 Marine Militia Musket
1757-1765
Coin
1775
Box
1910-1930
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Pinback button
1890-1920
Frame
1940-1960
Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry Naval Medal
After 1880
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1910
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medallion
1909
Long May It Wave American Flag pin-back button
Mason jar
ca. 1920
Sash in box
1855-1865
Fire helmet
1982
Printer's Block
1890-1940
No Fourth Term Either
Personal item
1890-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1968
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Lincoln Tunnel wind-up toy
ca. 1945
Miniature bowl
1900-1930
Walking-stick
ca. 1840
Framed set of British military buttons (29)
1770-1783
Game of Frog Pond
1890
Box
1920-1950
Bank
1940-1960
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1950-1960
Sign
1900-1940
Campaign button: Roosevelt Laborer's Choice
Palmistry
ca. 1910
Southern Railway System Centennial Medal
1930
Rainbow Room
Eureka Sanitary Copying Cloth Bath
1898-1910
Rack of spools
1820-1860
Paperweight
1890-1910
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Ankle shackles
1750-1850
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Canister
1881-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Major General Winfield Scott Military Medal
1850
WIN WITH/WAGNER
1954
Medicine bottle
1830-1860
Miniature Furniture, Large Corner Cabinet
ca. 1983
Yellow dog w/basket with star cart
1860-1890
Coin: half dollar, Rhode Island 1636-1936
Dress hat
1858-1865
Nesting alphabet blocks
ca. 1900
Clock part
1871
Souvenir token
1933
Tobacco
1996
Insignia
1898
Lady of 1875
1950-1970
The Great Seal of the State of New York
1777-1778
Civil War token
1863
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
ca. 1892
Iron artifacts (14) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
1760-1783
Excursion to Coney Island
1875-1900
Tin
1880-1910
Washing supplies
1920-1940
Collection of 4 coins: English 1/2 pennies George lll
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Coin/ fairs
1926
YES I MIND IF YOU SMOKE
1988
Medal in box: St.John of Divine
1911
Harvey's Chelsea Restaurant
Collection of coins in box
1780-1820
Box
1800-1830
Pistol holster
1855-1870
Pin-back campaign button
1896
Watch Face
1880-1940
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Promotional medallion
1939
Pinback button
1896-1910
Doll's shoulder head
1840-1870
Mechanical box: organ grinder
ca. 1850
Spoon
1870-1900
Pin-back campaign button
1928
New Deal
ca. 1960-1980
Goat pulling cart
1870-1890
Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition Medal
1909
Belt buckle excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
American Wizard Instructor
ca. 1870
Button
1980
Republican County Committee's Captain Badge
ca. 1900
Toy
1955-1990
Photographic equipment
1892-1910
Bush Bombs His Future/We are an international coalition of millions
2003
U.S. Merchant token
ca. 1860
Doll's petticoat
1870-1880
Matchbook
1940-1945
Pipe tomahawk
1790-1820
Needle case
late 18th-early 19th Century
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Tin
1906-1940
Bottle/ food
1910-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Plate/ plaque
1920-1950
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Winston Churchill
1950-1970
Squeak toy (swan and cygnets)
1875-1900
Transportation token: Robert Fulton
1909
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1850
Medal
1927
Miniature cup
1850-1900
Ax head
1500-1700
Paperweight
ca. 1882
Fan
1920-1950
Mallet or pounding tool
1750-1850
Box
1940-1960
Good Bye
2001-2002
Watch
2001-2002
Card of buttons
1930-1980
Le Vert-Galant
ca. 1960-1988
Pin-back button
1970-1980
Doll
1860-1900
Walking-stick
1870-1890
Holster
1860-1870
Cartridge-box badge
1777-1783
Spedem Auto Race Game
1929
Support Nixon
1972-1973
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Section of water pipe
1800-1840
Whale's tooth
1860-1890
Civil War token
1863
Campaign ribbon
1904
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Purse
1800-1850
Officer's cap
ca. 1862
Universal Unconditional Amnesty/VVAW-WSO
1975
Thimble/ Food
1930-1960
Trade sign
1880-1910
Badge/ medal
1925
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
Chock full o' Nuts New York Decaf Coffee can
2001
Political button
1974
Doll shoes (pair)
Coin: half dollar, Long Island Tercentennial 1936
Pieces of a picture game (2)
1890-1910
Trade sign
1880-1900
Badge/ medal
1925
Pinback button
1992
Electric iron
1946-1954
Political button
1964
Doll shoes (pair)
Coin: half dollar, Long Island Tercentennial 1936
Miniature rug
1920-1940
Chapeau bras
1875-1883
Lapel pin
1980-1995
Plaque
1890-1930
Box
1880-1920
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Miniature alarm clock
1930-1950
Cane
1875-1925
Badge in case
Our next president Wendell Lewis Willkie
ca. 1940
Nippon
ca. 1960-1980
Adertising note cards
1923
The Game of Authors
ca. 1890
Key to Washington Arch in case
1895
India: An Oriental Game
ca. 1895
Box
1866-1910
Sand caster
1800-1840
Inkwell
1866-1890
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Display jar
1920-1940
Civil War token
1863
Twin Towers/Pentagon/PA Flight 93/Sept. 11, 2001/God Bless America
2001
The Bomber
ca. 1941-1945
Centennial of Washington's Inauguration "Black, Starr & Frost" Medal
1889
Coll. of 5 coins: Nova Caesarea, 1787 (New Jersey)
Sewing case
1898
Spur; belonged to Abner Doubleday
1855-1865
Paperweight
ca. 1882
Pinback button
1928
Carton/ Food
1980-2000
Plate
1912
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
The Society of Medalists 7th Issue
1933
Apothecary bottle with cap
1880-1920
Medallion: Kings County Hist. Soc. 1911
1911
Medal with ribbon
1916
Viewfinder key chain
1968
Plate (14) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
1760-1783
FDNY badge
Button
1976
Hardware/ household
1920-1960
Button
1968
Pendant
1896-1920
Store display
1890-1930
Campaign ribbon
ca. 1888
Ribbon
ca. 1890-1900
Cookie cutter
1800-1850
Walking-stick
ca. 1851
Carry on with Roosevelt
J. L, 3 years, December 15, 1922; J.L., Weight 29 lbs, February 15, 1923
December 15, 1922 ; February 15, 1923
Bullet mold
1760-1775
The New Folding Doll House
1894
Inkwell
1880-1920
Coaster
1980-2000
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1910
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Fulton Trust Company Plaquette
1915
Earthenware fragments (9) in envelope
1500-1700
Match safe
1902
Medal Commemorating Dutch Recognition of the United States
1782
The Park Lane Hotel
Coin: half dollar, Connecticut, 1635-1935
Doll's four-post bedstead with hangings
1820-1830
Pie crimper
ca. 1775-1850
Damaged front door of Rescue Copmany #2 rig
Hearing horn
1870-1890
Thermometer
1890-1930
Button
1989
Theodore Roosevelt Ribbon
1900
Carving set
19th century
Moulding Plane
1850-1900
Model: subway car for the New York City "E" Line
ca. 1960
Cart
1860-1890
Elevated railway sign
1900-1950
Games of Checkers, Backgammon and Toussel
ca. 1875
Sewing Supplies
1948-1990
Makeup applicator
1970-2000
Travel/ mug
1893-1900
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Lady's costume: 1610
ca. 1858
Button w/photo: photo of McKinley and Roosevelt
Pin-back button
Doll's necklace
1870-1880
Cane
ca. 1918
Thimble excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1750-1783
Game of Sailor Boy
1889
Pins
1890-1930
Montreal & Lachine Railroad Company Souvenir Medal
1947
Tray/ Food
1950-1970
Playing card
1940-1960
Relic
1890-1940
Bodkin
ca. 1890
Admiral Vernon "Porto Bello and Carthagena" Commemorative Medal
1739
Cavanagh's
Pitcher
ca. 1750-1850
Pincushion
1800-1900
Apple parer
1820-1830
Street sign from Christopher Street
ca. 1990
Box/ Clothes
1980-2000
Can/ Food
1906-1920
Thimble
1900-1940
Costume figurine
1900-1950
Doll w/brown lace dress
1820-1850
Cigar box
ca. 1750
Pinback button
1980-2000
James Madison Indian Peace Medal
1814 or later
Buchanan & Lyall tobacco advertisement
Stamp
1890-1910
Franklin Pierce Indian Peace Medal
1870-1892
Framed set of buttons and sleeve-links (89) excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Game of College Boat Race
1900
Medicine
1900-1930
Shopping bag
1992
Tobacco
1945
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon with paper mount
ca. 1875
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Dump cart
ca. 1900
Ivy leaf from Jenny Lind's home
1922
Sewing book
1840-1880
Powder horn
ca. 1836
Box
1930-1950
Pinback button
1994-2000
Sewing Supplies
1880-1890
Bottle
1972
Dollhouse furn: lounge
1920-1940
Token: 1/2 penny, 1815
1815
Clothing hanger
1920-1940
The International Industrial Exhibition Souvenir Medal
1851
Quo Vadis
Miniature vases (pair)
1880-1920
Uniform shoes (pair)
1940-1945
Paperweight
1890-1920
Paperweight
1950-1970
Noisemaker
1935
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Saidel/City Controller
ca. 1975
George Washington Inaugural Centennial Medallion
1889
Azabu Jujuen Barbecue House
ca. 1960-1980
Giraffe on wheels
1850-1900
Riding toy (horse)
1800-1900
Badge: Floor Committee Engine Co. No. 2
1880-1930
Bobbin
1780-1820
Miniature box
1875-1900
Picture Puzzle Steamship
1896
The Game of Jolly Tars
ca. 1895
Mug/Shaving
1900-1930
Cup
1980-2000
Hair Grooming
1890-1920
Pouring spout/ liquor
1940-1960
Doll house furniture: ribbon
1875-1925
Ribbon
ca. 1860
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Hubert H. Humphrey campaign blouse
1968
The Yacht Puzzle
1870-1890
Haversack
1914-1918
Ashtray
1929-1940
Pin-back button
1910-1940
Hardware/ household
1900-1930
Plate
1920
Jack knife key chain
ca. 1970s
College of the City of New York Commemorative Medal
1947
Political button
1996
Powder horn
1750-1800
Whirligig
1800-1850
Doll hat
Miniature tea set
1900-1930
Chapeau (bicorne)
1879-1900
Token
ca. 1827
Packet/ Candy
1998
Food bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ laundry
1900-1940
Miniature folding screen
1920-1940
Envelope
ca. 1909
Pinback button
1896-1910
It's in the bag if we get out the vote Look inside to find out how...
ca. 1956
Mitali Restaurant
ca. 1960-1980
Razor and case
1870-1875
Lady's costume: 1805
ca. 1960
Stamp
1775-1850
Yankee Peddler or What Do You Buy?
1865-1870
Pitcher
1880-1910
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Medicine label
1880-1920
Cigar box
1953
Civil War token
ca. 1860
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 4th Issue
1911
Dexterity game
ca. 1930
Tercentenary of Quebec Medal
1908
Washington, D.C. "Lucky Nickel"
1927
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Medal
1860
Busk
1750-1850
Jodhpurs
1917-1918
Souvenir Tile/Calendar
1911
Fan/ invitation
1884
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1895
Whistle
1850-1900
Pencil
1940-1960
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Pin-back button
Shopping bag
Pull toy (horse)
1875-1900
Riding boots (pair)
1900-1940
Pin-back campaign button
1992
Hair Grooming
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
Fugio cent
1787
Jack Straws
ca. 1890
Lady's costume: 1690
ca. 1958
Pin
Box of crayons
1909-1940
Butter mold
1825-1875
Doll house furniture: ribbon used as stair carpet w/rods
1875-1925
The Hand of Fate Fortune Telling Game
1901
Button
1980-1985
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Insignia
1910-1950
Spoon
1800-1875
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Pencil
1950-1960
Christopher Columbus Medal
1892
Chateau Madrid
Goodwill Delegation Members Medal
1923
Theatre Imperial
1888
Pestle
ca. 1800-1850
Paperweight
1890-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1992
Button
ca. 1965
Centennial Medal of the American Numismatic Society
1958
World's Fair Souvenir Scarf
1964
Sweat scraper
1830-1875
Almond Cream
1914-1915
Tambourine noise maker
probably 1960s
Dress hat
1898-1910
Tobacco shredder/nutmeg grater
ca. 1675-1775
Medicine
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Wallace and Roosevelt
1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Sewing table
1853-1860
Ribbon
ca. 1858
Cane
ca. 1880
Marble game board w/collection of marbles
1850-1925
Needle case
1840-1880

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