Museum Collections

ca. 1800-1850

Pie rimmer, crimper and pastry cutter

ca. 1775-1850

ca. 1866

ca. 1850-1900

ca. 1775-1850

1850-1900

ca. 1780-1830

ca. 1800-1850

19th century

Epaulets (pair) in storage box

ca. 1800-1850

ca. 1867

Printing plate in envelope

1867-1893

1800-1880

1830-1840

ca. 1858

1750-1850

Set of tea caddies in box

1750-1810

Butter mold

ca. 1825-1875

Cortlandt Field Bishop (1870-1935)

1873

Isaac John Greenwood, Jr. (1833-1911)

1895

Nellie McCormick Flagg (1876-1923)

ca. 1906

Manhattan, The Skyscraper Building Game

1996

A. D. T. Messenger Boy

ca. 1910

Clothespin

1750-1850

Poffertje pan

1800-1900

Nutmeg grater/tobacco shredder

ca. 1650-1750

Nutmeg grater/tobacco shredder

ca. 1675-1775

Paper doll

1830-1860

Bootjack

1850-1900

Dag Hammarskjold

1954

Pair of men's shoes with shoe bags

Pepper shaker

1999

Scarf

ca. 1992

Kerchief

ca. 1980

NEW YORK'S FAMOUS IRISH RESTAURANTS

Ruler

ca. 1960

Fat lamp (betty lamp)

1830-1880

Fat lamp (crusie lamp with slots for four wicks)

19th Century

Fat lamp (crusie lamp)

1830-1880

Fat lamp (betty lamp)

1830-1870

Fat lamp

1830-1880

Lard lamp (Kinnear type)

1851-1860

Oil Lamp (miner's safety lamp)

ca. 1900

ca. 1900

19th Century

1930-1940

1888

1835-1855

1840-1860

1870-1885

1875-1900

ca. 1780-1820

Bottle: Brant's Indian Balsam

1850-1880

Bottle: J. Milhau Chemist New York

1860-1880

Bottle: square w/rounded shoulders

1700-1820

1770-1820

1860-1900

1835-1865

ca. 1850-1900

1860-1880

Figure flask (Indian maiden)

1868-1875

Vase

1800-1850

Bottle w/label: Osgood's India Cholagogue New York

1840-1860

1820-1880

1860-1880

1825-1875

ca. 1830-1840

1830-1860

1770-1830

1815-1830

1850-1870

ca. 1830-1840

Figured bottle: Jenny Lind

1851-1857

1826-1835

ca. 1805

1880-1890

1700-1820

Bottle: Dr D.Jayne's Alternative...

1850-1860

Bottle: Brant's Indian Pulmonary Balsam...

1840-1860

Demijohn

1840-1880

Cruet with stopper

1820-1840

Chamberstick

1780-1820

Candlestick: clear star base

1823-1845

Bottle

ca. 1789

Tile

1700-1750

Bottle: Pine Tree Tar Cordial Phil A 1859

1860-1875

1860-1880

1830-1835

1750-1800

1850-1925

Bottle: Dr's S.S. Fitch & Son ...The Queen's Toilet

1830-1870

Bottle w/label: Dr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry

1840-1850

1780-1820

1840-1860

1780-1820

1790-1810

1933

1840-1900

1840-1870

Decanter with stopper

1790-1830

Glass Tumbler with a Portrait of Dewitt Clinton

ca. 1825

1830-1860

1770-1774

1800-1850

1904

1850-1900

1865-1885

Possibly 1835-1860, probably 1920-1950

Footed dish

1835-1880

Sugar bowl with cover

possibly 1835-1860, possibly 1920-1950

1835-1865

ca. 1875

ca. 1875

1700-1800

1825-1840

1825-1875

1750-1775

1750-1775

1750-1775

1750-1780

1700-1775

1852-1866

1725-1775

1850-1900

mid 19th Century

1640-1670

1725-1775

1750-1800

1750-1800

1840-1880

1825-1875

Apothecary bottle with stopper

1880-1920

Jar

1600-1700

Plate

1854-1880

Bottle w/label: Dr. Moyle's Inhaler & Catarrhal Douche

1871-1885

Pair of Figurines

1850-1860

Cup

1820-1840

Tea bowl and saucer

1780-1795

"Bookmark" floor lamp

ca. 1906-1910

Saucer: Franklin's Proverbs...Silks & Satins

1800-1850

ca. 1850-1900

1850-1900

ca. 1901

1940-1960

ca. 1901

Bottle: Rheumatic Syrup 1882

1885-1910

1840-1860

1780-1800

ca. 1883

ca. 1784

1883

Laborers Working on Central Pacific Railroad

ca. 1950s

Anna May Wong Certificate of Identity

August 28, 1924

China in N.Y. 4th of July Parade

1911

The Ging Hawk Club, Thanksgiving, Hotel Sheraton, NYC

ca. 1933-1952

Hazel Ying Lee and Virginia Wong

ca. 1932–33

“Write Your Congressman,” in Chinese Press

September 10, 1943

Low family portrait

ca. 1961

Astral lamp

1840-1850

Landing of Lafayette at Castle Garden, N.Y.C., 1824

1939

David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870)

1867

The Peddler At The Fair

1878

A Matter of Opinion

1884

"Madam, Your Mother Craves A Word With You"

1886

Powder horn

1849

Wolf

Late 19th century

Cass Gilbert (1859-1934)

Early 20th century

Unidentified Man

Late 19th century

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

1907

Sternboard

1850-1880

Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746-1817)

ca. 1900

ca. 1800

1 of a set of 6 Side chairs

1890-1900

1770-1900

1838

1850-1860

1877-1878

1870-1900

1810-1825

Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)

ca. 1800-1805

Reverend Charles Washington Baird, D.D. (1828-1887)

1887

1878

General Winfield Scott (1786-1866)

Late 19th century

ca. 1850-1860

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Late 18th century

Sword and scabbard in case

ca. 1862

mid 19th century

1875-1900

Late 18th-early 19th century

Chalkware (bird)

1850-1890

Hudson River Waterfront, N.Y.C

Late 19th century

1850-1890

1860-1900

1800-1850

ca. 1846

After 1913

Looking glass

1790-1820

Model: subway car for the New York City "E" Line

ca. 1960

Cream jug

1790-1825

Pitcher: creamer, gold

1870-1900

Home Guard: Midnight On The Border

1865

Fire helmet

1900-1920

Wet Day in Old New York

ca. 1923-1939

Landscape: In Berkshire County

ca.1859

Henry Baldwin Hyde (1834-1899)

1901

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

1901

Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)

ca. 1930

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

ca. 1890

Robert Bacon (1860-1919)

1910

Ernest Clifford Peixotto (1869-1940)

1941

Thomas John Watson (1874-1956)

1946

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)

1935-1940

Quilt

1880-1890

Coll. of 2 coins: Silver dollar, Liberty, 1799 & 1800

La Grazia

ca. 1845

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Havell plate no. 387

ca. 1950-1959

Tobacco shop figure

ca. 1877-1890

Indian Woman

1878-88

Ship figurehead

ca. 1850

c. 1836-37

Camera with case and accessories

1913-1930

Woman Milking a Cow

1836

Woolworth Building 75th Anniversary Medallion

1988

ca. 1788

1795-1805

ca. 1788

ca. 1840

The Game of Lost Heir

ca. 1900

Cup and saucer

1800-1830

Portrait of Elizabeth Mott (1800-1876)

c. 1820

Portrait of an Unidentified Woman

1831

Guy Bryan (1755-1829)

1832

Apothecary bottle

17th century

Saltcellar

1875-1900

Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778)

ca. 1800

William Astor Chanler (1867-1934)

1910

Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957)

1927

Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)

1956

Amerique

ca. 1840

Milliner's head

1820-1870

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

1920

Joe's Farewell

1871

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)

1867

Jane Beekman Van Cortlandt (1760-1841)

1822

Dr. Charles Henry Parkhurst (1842-1933)

ca. 1932

Robert Fulton (1765-1815), with Model of First Steamboat

1900-1920

Johanna Maria ("Jenny") Lind (1820-1887)

ca. 1840-1850

Portrait of Richard Mott (1810-1901)

Jug

1825-1847

Gravy tureen

1810-1840

Mrs. Robert Lenox (1763-1843)

1800-1900

"Don't Give Up the Ship"

Perfume bottle

1750-1775

Unidentified woman (Bowen family?)

Early 19th century

ca. 1767

1850-1860

ca. 1973

ca. 1812-1820

1800-1825

1810-1840

Cartoon: “24 Weeks on the Potomac”: Illustration for “Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper” (February 1, 1862); verso: study for the same subject

1862

paper cut-out of bow and quiver

Gracie Mansion, New York City

c. 1860

Member of the Vanden Huysen Family (Son)

Late 18th century-early 19th century

Early 18th century

Roman Head

1840

Pieter Johan van Berckel (1725-1800)

1783-84

Genre Scene with Young Girl Knitting

Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819)

ca. 1813-1814

Floral Still Life

19th century

Law Sakes Alive! What Are You Doing, Baby

ca. 1872

Archibald Gracie, Jr. (1795-1865)

ca. 1810

Chief Black Hawk (1768-1838)

Mid-19th century

Fanny Eissler (1810-1884)

Mid-19th century

Marie Faglion

Mid-19th century

Painting and Sculpture

Early 19th century

Surrender of New Amsterdam to the English, 1664

1938

Platter

1886

Ladle

1896-1903

Miniature sugar tongs

ca. 1900

Sugar spoon

ca. 1850

The Narrows and Fort Lafayette, Ships Coming Into Port, New York Harbor

1868

Bouillion spoons

ca. 1911

Adjustable candlestick

1775-1800

Die

1800-1838

"You Are A Spirit, I Know: When Did You Die?"

1885

Oil lamp

1800-1850

Salt Cellar

1870-1900

Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834)

1825

The Game of Auction

1893

Mrs. James Roosevelt (1855-1941)

1940

Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

1809

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)

1934

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

1923

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

1838

Mrs. John Pintard (1765-1838)

1787

Robert Fulton (1765-1815)

ca. 1815

Henry Lewis

ca. 1825-30

Set of four memorial sample cards

1 from set of 9 Side chairs

1828-1835

Armchair

1670-1700

Side Chair, 1 of a pair

1850-1860

Armchair, 1 of a pair

1850-1860

Coin: Vermont Auctori, Immune Columbia, 1785

Collec. of 6 coins: Massachusetts, Common Wealth

Coll. of 3 coins: Nova Caesarea, 1788 (New Jersey)

"Flowing Hair" dollar

1795

Coll. of 3 coins: US. half cent, 1807, 1809, 1828

Hunter College, New York City

Hackensack Meadows, Sunset

1859

Doll: in long white dress

1890-1910

Sweat scraper

1830-1875

Girl's Head

1862

Oil lamp

1840-1880

Fireman's belt: asst. foreman

1850-1900

Hugh Williamson, M.D. (1735-1819)

1816

Bacchante

ca. 1840

Group of a Boy and Dog, or Chi Vinci, Mangia

ca. 1844

Henry Clay (1777-1852)

1838

Two Putti and an Apple Tree

Mid-19th century

General Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834)

Late 19th century

St. Catherine

Henry Woodward Cooper and His Brother

1842

A Saddled Horse

Early 20th century

Alphonse Marie Louis de Part de Lamartine (1790-1869)

1854

Side chair

1765-1790

Summer in the Land of the Midnight Sun

ca. 1880

Grand Central Station, N.Y.C.

1927

Sheep, Goat, and Chickens

1851

Rosenborg Palace, Copenhagen

1851

Arranging Flowers

19th century

Venetian Balcony

19th century

Flemish Girl Spinning

19th century

The Listener

1867

The Tinker

19th century

Lost Illusions

1867

Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Havell plate no. 196

1833

Squeak toy (bird in cage)

1875-1900

1875-1900

1820-1880

1866

1860-1880

Door plate from the Schuyler Mansion

ca. 1815

Whistle

1810-1850

Souvenir spoon

1900-1920

The Engagement between HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake

Teapot with lid: " "Mount Vernon, The Seat of the Late Gen'l Washington"

1820-1840

Double-Inclined Plane with Boat Carried to an Upper Canal Level; verso: mechanical detail drawings

1797

Tulips and Roses

1847

Soup plate

1815-1829

George William Curtis (1824-1892)

ca. 1880

Young buck

20th century

N-YHS Gold Medal for Achievement in History

1925

Richard Upjohn (1802-1878)

ca. 1865

Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"

c. 1865-69

Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889)

ca. 1860-65

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

ca. 1900

Anton von Winterthur Graff (1736-1813)

Late 19th century or early 20th century

Excelsior

Last quarter 18th-century

mid 19th century

1807

ca. 1863-64

17th century

ca. 1764-65

Renaissance revival sofa

1850-1870

Mechanical box: boy and girl on seesaw

ca. 1850

Shelf clock

1805-1815

Miniature sewing basket

1920-1940

Miniature sewing basket

1920-1940

Doll w/hood

ca. 1910

Doll: masked figure w/disjointed legs

1940-1960

Flint lock musket, officer's presentation fitted for bayonet: inscribed?

1828-1830

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)

1907

Jumping jack

1800-1820

Chalkware (love birds)

1850-1890

Mid-19th century

Candace T. Wheeler (ca. 1848-1876)

1863

John A. Devereux (1859-1954)

1871

John Paul Jones (1747-1792)

1905

General Winfield Scott (1786-1866)

ca. 1862

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919)

1920

Candlestand

1790-1830

Table made from wood of the "Shannon"

ca. 1860

1730-1760

ca. 1800

ca. 1800

1880-1920

1850-1900

ca. 1863

Dollhouse furn: pier table

1920-1940

Soldier on horse

1875-1915

Greek Revival Double Parlor

c. 1830

Residence of John Cox Stevens, New York City

1835

The Upper Lake, Central Park, NYC

1871

Mrs. Edward Wharton (1862-1937)

1890

Indian Stone ax head or adze

Late Woodland period

Collection of domestic & wild animals

1870-1910

Vase

1800-1850

shaker lid

1750-1850

Whale tooth

1910-1940

Artur Bodansky (1877-1939)

1941

James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)

1905

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

1928

George Westinghouse (1846-1914)

1925