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Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas

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Fan
1900-1930
Napkin
1980-2000
Pinback button
1944
Pin
1960-1975
Catskill Aqueduct Medal
1917
Manny Wolf's Chop House
Major General Ulysses S.Grant Military Medallion
1865
Coin: half dollar, Rhode Island 1636-1936
For Good Roads
Dagger and Scabbard
1855-1870
Buffs for daguerreotype plates (2)
1840-1860
Mortar and pestle
1750-1850
Corkscrew
1900-1940
Token
1878-1900
Napkin
1980-2000
Thimble
1940-1960
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
United Nations
ca. 1960-1980
Girl on tricycle
1860-1910
Quill pen made from a Bald Eagle feather, used by John James Audubon
c. 1820-1850
Druggist's jar and cover
1830-1880
Gavel made from deck of the U.S.S. Niagara
ca. 1813
Wyhoo: A Game for Old and Young
1906
Ashtray
1920-1960
Pen
1893
Tobacco
1930-1950
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times Token
1837
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Matchbook
1940-1945
Framed set of military buttons (17)
1770-1783
Badge: ...Engine Co. No.3, Mt. Vernon, NY, Aug. 6, 1904
1904
Clockwork toy: seated musician
1900-1930
Horse blanket
1898-1938
Butter mold
ca. 1815-1875
Match Holder
1894
Fan
1920-1950
Ashtray/ coin plate
1920-1940
Button or stud
1898-1900
Clothing hanger
1940-1960
1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition Commemorative Medal
1876
Puzzle
1960-1970
Coin: NOVA CONSTELLATIO, 1785
George Washington Souvenir Medal
1876
Ribbon
ca. 1889
Tag: ...Hempstead...1915
1915
Miniature mold
1900-1920
Remington Model 1863 Percussion Contract Rifle
1862-1865
Paperweight
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Shopping bag
1970-2000
Travel/ pencil
1940-1960
Tobacco
1910-1930
Zachary Taylor Presidential Medal
1850
Le Bernardin
ca. 1986-2007
Obama Presidential Playing Cards
2012
Doll w/cape and ribbon
1930-1960
Miniature doll
1890-1920
Ship's starboard lantern
1850-1900
The Sectional Steamer & Hose Puzzle
ca. 1885
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Game
1999
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War tokens
1863
Major General Jacob Brown Military Medal
ca. 1880
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Fork
1790-1825
Single blade chopping knife
1770-1870
Jointed sheet metal figure
1775-1825
Window glass fragments (3) from St. Paul's Chapel
1766
The New Pretty Village Church Set
1897
Button
1970
Fan
1930-1950
Packet
1940-1960
Sign
1885
Utensil
1940-1960
Badge in case
1868-1930
Political button
1976
Doll robe
Charge plate
ca. 1960
Parasol: black and white w/carved leaf handle and tassel
1860-1890
For President Will-[hanging key]
1940
Pull toy (horse)
1875-1900
Forage cap
1893-1899
Write in Dick Gregory President Peace and Freedom
ca. 1968
Fan
1910-1930
Lapel pin
2002
Coin
1943
Pin-back button
ca. 1970
All Those in Favor Say Ike
1953-1961
Chin Chin
ca. 1960-1980
Johnson Humphrey Vote Democratic
1964
Panorama of the Visit of Santa Claus to the Happy Children
ca. 1880
Cane
1850-1900
Boot ornament
1875-1910
Aiguillettes
1945-1965
Sewing Needles and Pins
1895-1910
Commemorative token
1932
Button hook
1890-1930
Cigar box
1880-1890
Hard Times token
ca. 1837
1878 Paris Universal Exposition Medal
1878
Pinback button with ribbon
1983
Knitting sheath
1775-1825
Sash w/badge in case:Grand Cross, Order of Isabel the ...
Stern light from the "General Slocum"
ca. 1891
Male Iroquois Native American
Mid-19th century
Rifle
1750-1800
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Matchholder
1900-1930
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Box
1940-1960
Ruler
1880-1900
National Guard Commemorative Medal
1826
Silver star badge
Shopping bag
2008
Game of Authors
ca. 1890
Framed fragment of Union flag from Fort Sumter
ca. 1860
Coin: half dollar, Missouri Centennial 1821-1921
Miniature teacups (2) and saucers (3)
1880-1900
Campaign hat
1917-1918
Longshoreman's unloader's hook
ca. 1965
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Toy
1978
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pin
1890-1920
Flashlight in case
ca. 2000
Ribbon
ca. 1879
Clam shucking knife
1850-1910
Dollhouse furn.: 4 drawer dresser in box; leta's
1920-1940
Doll: ethnic female figure w/black cylindrical hat
1950-70
Hatter's trade sign
1800-1850
The Game of Guess Again
ca. 1890
Beer bottle
1900-1930
Sugar Bowl
1890-1930
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Clip
1950-1960
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Centennial Medal
1927
King Cole Bar
Hard Times Token: Coin: illustrative predecesor
1837
Willkie and McNary
G.L. handerchief
1935-1945
Bell from the "Clermont"
1800-1807
Apple parer
ca. 1800-1830
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Trade sign
1890-1920
Tobacco tin
1881-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Major General Zachary Taylor Military Medallion
1849
FOR/WILLKIE/PRESIDENT
1940
Bottle
1850-1925
James P. Kimball Mint and Treasury Medal
ca. 1891
Ice truck
1931
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
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
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
Medal fragment: #3
Inscribed shingle from Edgar Allan Poe's cottage
ca. 1840
Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal
1914-1918
Box
1775-1810
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
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
Perfume box
1962-1990
Pitcher
1890-1920
Pinback button
1890-1920
Token
1868
West Point Sesquicentennial Medal
1952
Spoon
Miniature set of dishes (30 pieces)
1871-1903
Combination checker and backgammon
ca.1792
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
Captain Thomas Truxtun Naval Medal
ca. 1880
Washington, D.C. Lucky Penny
1927
Bust
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
Model: locomotive
1850-1900
Tung Siao-wen
1925-1975
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
Little Red Ridinghood
ca. 1890
Rattle
1750-1825
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
Stamp
1837-1880
Miniature garden set (3 pieces)
1920-1940
Squeak toy (rabbit)
1875-1900
Gas mask
1940-1945
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
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
Coin: half dollar, Battle of Bennington 1777-1927
ca. 1927
Pin-back campaign buttons
1952-1956
Collection of toy soldiers in box
1870-1910
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
Lady's costume: 1942
ca. 1963
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
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
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
Augustus Saint-Gaudens Plaquette
1937
LaFollette for President
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
ceremonial ribbon: S.S. Levy
ca. 1943
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
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
Major General Edmund P. Gaines Military Medal
1837-1885
No Third Term
Clothing advertising token
1914
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
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
Shopping bag
1992
Photographic equipment
1910-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon pin
ca. 1893
Campaign cane
ca. 1884
saddle
1855-1863
Lady's costume: 1675
ca. 1966
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
Coll. of 3 tokens: 2-Neo-Eboracus, 1787; 1-Excelsior, 1787
Coin in box: half dollar: Bridgeport Conn.Centennial, 1936
Button: for governor B.B.Odell jr.
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
Bobbin
1780-1820
Marble game board
1800-1875
Miniature armchair
1875-1900
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
Canteen w/strap
1810-1815
Baby Carriage.
ca. 1865
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
U.S. Merchant token: Doremus & Nixon, Dry Goods and Upholstery
1852
Bowl: Memorial of Sir Walter Scott
1900-1930
Dollhouse furn: settee
1920-1940
Memorial token
1865
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
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
Miniature Furniture, Chest with Five Inlaid Drawers
ca. 1983
Button
Doll
1920-1940
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
Lady's costume: 1620
ca. 1958
Wig: ponytail w/ribbon, bun curls, bald top of linen
1780-1880
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
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
Collection of 10 coins in envelope
Button
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
Miniature fruit bowls (pair)
1875-1910
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

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