Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Mechanical toy (chicken) | 1825-1875 | INV.4450 |
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Scrimshaw (whale's tooth) | 1910-1940 | 1943.31 |
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Coin: half dollar, Huguenot-walloon Tercentenary, 1924 | 1924.150a | |
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Swipe card instructions | ca. 2001 | 2002.11.3 |
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Printer's Block | 1890-1940 | 2002.1.558 |
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Paint Samples | 1950-1970 | 2002.1.1629 |
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Cigarette holder | 1890-1920 | 2002.1.3252 |
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Collar or cuff stud | 1896-1920 | 2002.1.3988 |
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Tercentenary of the Purchase of Manhattan Island Medal | 1926 | 1926.81.2 |
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The Orchid Restaurant | ca. 1960-1980 | 2007.6.27 |
