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Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype

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Coin in envelope: Colonial Roman w/Africa on face
Sestertius in envelope: Marcus Aurelius
Jeton in envelope: head of Louis XV
Denarius in envelope: Antoninus Pius
Dupondius in envelope: of Maximinianus
Colonial tetradrachme of Billon in envelope
Denarius in envelope: S?? Severus
Underplate
1902-1920
Underplate
1902-1920
Underplate
1902-1920
Improved History Cards
1884
Terrestrial globe
1542
Paperweight
1845-1850
United States Military Academy Sesquicentennial
1952
National War Garden Commission
c. 1919
Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal
1852 or later
ID Tags: Tl. Col. Jim Wainwright, 27 Dv.
Box
1800-1900
Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal
1914-1918
General Anthony Wayne Military Medal
ca. 1889
1876 U.S. Centennial Exposition Medal
1876
George Bailey Hopson Commemorative Plaquette
1913
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commemorative Medal
1909
Medal
1909
2 denarii in envelope: King Juba of Mauretonia
Judean denarius in envelope: Imperial Rome
Sesterius in envelope: face w/Caracalla
Sestertius in envelope
Coin in envelope: Iberian Dupondius- middle?
Sestertius in envelope: Trajan on face
Sestertius in envelope: Hadrian on face
Coin in envelope: Dupondius-middle
Jeton in envelope: Louis XV
Tetradrachme of Ptolemy in envelope
Coin: Africa
Coin: Hilus
Coin: Rexivba
Denarius of Republican Rome in envelope
Civil War token: Army and Navy/Federal Union
1863
Louis XIV of France, (The Sun King, 1638-1715)
Ezra Meeker Commemorative Plaquette
1930
Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Medal
1933
Medal in Case: ...Robert Weeks Deforest... 1872-1922
1922
Pilgrim Fathers Medal
1920
Medal: John Pintard
Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry Naval Medal
Ca. 1870
Robert M. Patterson Mint and Treasury Medal
1839-1881
Transportation token: Robert Fulton
1909
Medal:...Anniversary battle of Stoney Point July 16, 1879
1879
Medal:Catskill Aqueduct begun 1905
St. Louis Industrial Conference Medal
1892
Medal: Louisiana Purchase Exposition
1904
Robert Livingston, Jr. (1708-1790)
1764
Coin:...1623
Coin:...1623
Coin:...1648
Coin:...1639
Coin:...16??
Coin:...1627
Coin:...1626
Coin:...1642
Coin: Josephus lD.G...1775
Collection of 6 coins in envelope, 2 medals, 41 medallion
Hard Times Token: Coin: illustrative predecesor
1837
Coin: Isaac Brock, Herd of Canada 1816
1816
Token: 1/2 penny, 1815
1815
Coin: East India Co.1804
1804
Token: 1/2 penny, Province of Canada, 1844
1844
Coin:V USA 1883
1883
Coin:V USA 1883
1883
Coin: USA, 1858 1 cent
1858
Study from Nature, Peekskill, N.Y.
1854
Unidentified woman
Study from Nature, Bronxville, New York
1856
Underplate
1902-1920
Hot air ballon ascension souvenir medal
ca. 1878
Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 Commemorative Medal
1876
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Commemorative Medal
1876
George F. Robinson Personal Medal
1873
William Pitt Medal
ca. 1766
Franklin Pierce Indian Peace Medal
1855
James Pollock Mint and Treasury Medal
1880-1892
Henry R. Linderman Mint and Treasury Medal
1872
Augustus Saint-Gaudens Plaquette
1937
United States Centennial Commemorative Medal
1874
Gilbert Stuart Medal
1848
Captains Creighton, Low, and Stouffer Life Saving Medal
1861
Medal: 1876 Centennial
ca. 1876
Coin: USA 1860-lll
Coin: USA 20 cents; 1875
1875
Token: City Hall, NY.; 1856
1856-1939
Coin: collection of 2 steel pennies; 1943
1943
Coin: Jefferson Nickel, 1939
US Merchant Token: admit to Wood's Minstrels. 1857
1857
Collection of 2 coins: General Washington
Walking-stick
1850-1900
Collection of 3 coins on card: nickel and pennies- WW ll
Collection of 10 coins in envelope
Collection of 10 coins (roman) in envelope
Collection of 10 coins in envelope
Coin: Ludov XVl- De Gratia 1782
1782
Coin: Thames + Seven Canal
Hard Times Token: Coin: Van Boren Metalli currency.1837
1837
Coin ... Fait LaForce 5 cents
1884
Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees in the Catskills, N.Y.
1856
Great Battlefields: A Parlor Game
1886-1888
Landscape window
ca. 1910
Underplate
1902-1920
Underplate
1902-1920
United States Centennial Commission Medal
1876
Medal in box: Peace 1936
Paris-New York Flight Commemorative Medal
1930
Captain Johnston Blakeley Naval Medal
1820
Thames Tunnel Medal
1845 or later
1901 Pan-American Exposition Commemorative Medal
1901
Campaign pin
Benjamin Franklin Medal
1784
Stamped Metal Circle
1850-1900
Battle of Marne Medal
1915-1919
Coin:1 penny, 1861
1861
Coin: L'Union fait La Force 2 cent
Transportation token: Louiville Railway Co.
1900-1943
Token: Williams Iowa Supply Iowa City IA 25c.
1900-1940
Token: Williams Iowa Supply Iowa City IA 25c.
1900-1940
Collection of 7 coins in envelope
Transportation Tokens: Rochester Lines School Fare
1927-1938
Transportation Tokens: Brookyn & Queens Transit Corp., Transfer
Transportation Token : Chas. H. Vollmer Motor Bus Lines
1900-1940
Transportation Token : Long Beach Bus Co. Inc.
1900-1940
Coin: Georgius Dei Gratia Rex, 1723
1723
Teaspoon
ca. 1805-1815
Salt
1902-1920
Augustus Van Horne Ellis (1865-1939)
ca. 1900-1910
Finger bowl
1902-1920
Finger bowl
1902-1920
Finger bowl
1902-1920
Finger bowl
1902-1920
Dr. William Beekman (1684-1770)
ca. 1767
Finger bowl
1902-1920
Finger bowl
1902-1920
Plate
1902-1920
Dish
1902-1920
Medal: ...Bedford 1680-1930
1930
Medal in Envelope: Brooklyn Bridge...1833
1883
Crewel work fragment
1750-1775
Medal in Box: Battle of Bennington...1777-1927
1927
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth Aerial Crossing of the English Channel Medal
1918
Frank H. Lahey Memorial Award Medallion
ca. 1960
General U.S. Grant Commemorative Medal
1868
Collection of 4 coins: English 1/2 pennies George lll
Collection of 2 coin Georgius ll Rex
Coin: Hugenot Half dollar, Founding of New Netherland 1924
Collection of 2 tokens: Censier de Paris; NY-Phila-Hart & Co
Coin: Columbian half dollar, Chicago Expo. 1893
Token: Rockefeller Center N.Y.C.
1934-1936
Religious Token: 1870 Puton the whole Armor of God
1870
Token with coin in center: Churchhill's Rest.a few pennies
1937-1943
Token
1937-1943
Token: 1939 Convention Am. Numismatic Ass. A. Kosoff
1939
Hard Times token: Half cent worth of Pure Copper
1837
Token: Jacob Elishewitz& Sons...Hats, New York
1900-1943
Token: Borden's Econo-way Service 1 1/2 cent
1938-1939
Hard Times token: Specie Payments suspended, May 10, 1837
1837
Three-legged pot
ca. 1775-1850
Walking-stick
ca. 1883
Knitting sheath
1775-1825
David Rittenhouse Mint and Treasury Medal
1874
Montreal & Lachine Railroad Company Souvenir Medal
1947
Franco-American Jeton: Token with envelope
1751
As (Roman coin)
ca. 28-9 B.C.
Medal in envelope: America/France
Fan
1900-1920
Resurrection of San Francisco Medallion
1906
American Declaration of War
ca. 1917
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister
1838
Hard Times Token: Bentonian Currency. Mint Drop 1837
1841
Hard Times token: City Coal Yard Providence, R.I. 1833
1833
Hard Times token: Walsh's General Store, Lansingburgh N.Y. 1835
1835
Hard Times token: Smith's Clock Establishment, 1837
1837
Hard Times token: Smith's Clock Establishment, 1837
1837
Coin: half dollar, Battle of Bennington 1777-1927
ca. 1927
Scarf: Oriential design and mottos
1941
Scarf: Pledge of Allegience
1941
Scarf: NY sites
1941
United States Frigate Constitution
1940-1950
Door strap hinge
1800-1850
Hook: corn husker
ca. 1882
Teacup
Groom's overcoat
1925
Bell pull
circa 1850
Tablecloth
1770-1780
Dagger: U.S.
1850-1860
Game of Bicycle Race
1891
Rat trap
1875-1900
Printed textile of Roosevelt 1912
1912
Cake or jelly mold
1840-1900
Santa Claus Doll
1880-1890
Tablespoons (2)
ca. 1825-1835
Plate: Welcome Lafayette...
ca. 1824
Pocket watch
1850-1900
Needlework of strawberries
1850-1900
Needlework picture
1850-1900
David Gelston (1744-1828)
ca. 1810-1815
Still bank
ca. 1900
The Jolly Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
Chipped stone blanks (2)
1500-1700
Cross stitch sampler w/doc.
1840-1860
Kettle
1850-1875
Mrs. William Goddard (1844-1921)
1891
Crazy quilt top
1888
Miniature pedestal table
1915-1935
Berry spoon
ca.1840-1850
Joachim D. L. Zender, M.D.: Silhouette
1842
Anna Elizabeth Spies Engels (1740-1791): Silhouette
1760-1780
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Medal in case: Prince Albert President...Society of Arts Man
ca. 1860
Mrs. Leonard Rogers (ca. 1768-?)
ca. 1785-1790
Fork
1790-1825
Wood fragment from building in which the Declaration of Independence was signed
1750-1800
Spoon
ca. 1780-1820
Spoon
1650-1750
Handkerchief: star and eagle design
1941
Stenciled quilt piece
1811-1856
Miniature Furniture, Chest with Five Inlaid Drawers
ca. 1983
Hat
1861-1865 or later
A Matter Of Opinion
December 9, 1884
Seated African American Scrubwoman
Portrait of an African-American Cook in "Ordinary" Costume; verso: sketch of a child
F Street, Washington, D.C.
1821
Monsieur Duchatel
Hi Hee, Chinese Theatre, Pell St., NYC
1900
Andrew Hood (1799-1864)
1862
Die
1800-1838
Spoon, scoop
ca. 1750-1850
Scissors
ca. 1800-1850
Sampler
ca. 1810
Figural bust: George Washington (1732-1799)
1875-1920
Printed textile of Declaration of War of 1812
ca. 1815
Lady of the Le Conte Family
ca. 1720-1730
Game of India
ca. 1895
Was Tower musket, not tower carbine: f
1815-1830
U.S. Civil War bayonet
1840-1875
Picture blocks
ca. 1900
Cocked hat (reproduction)
1880-1930
Needlepoint
1875-1925
Damask
1800-1850
Crib quilt
1830-1870
Doll's quilt
1865-85
Crazy quilt
1885
Quilt
1875-1900
Jacquard coverlet
1820-1850
Shawl
1780-1820
Bowl
ca. 1848
Covered box
ca. 1775-1850
Joseph Hume (1777-1855)
1821
Portrait of a Navigator
17th century (?)
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)
1818
Landscape
1852
Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843)
ca. 1840
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
John Henry Hobart, D.D. (1775-1830)
ca. 1832
Watch fob
1775-1850
Vase
ca. 1814-1860
Saint Mary Magdalen Reading
ca. 1775-1825
Landscape
1860-1870
Kerchief
ca. 1848
Tankard
1760-1800
Teapot and cover
1849-1858
Waist belt with bayonet scabbard
1860-1865
Turkish flintlock rifle
1780-1820
Cartridge belt /w 4 metal cartridge holders & tag
1870-1880
Major General Alexander Macomb Military Medal
1824-1885
Coverlet
1815-1830
Valance fragment
1700-1800
Panel: image of George Washington w/horse
ca. 1876
Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
ca. 1909
Bacchus
ca. 1840-50
Virgin and Child.
Francois Joseph Talma
ca. 1850
Taking The Oath And Drawing Rations
1865
Plaque depicting George Washington
late 18th century
Sailor
ca. 1850-60
Charles James Fox (1749-1806)
ca. 1800
Pressing iron
1850-70
Book flask
ca. 1870
Mug.
late 19th century
Infuser stand
ca. 1900
Tea infuser
ca. 1900
Teaspoon
ca. 1800-1810
Campaign ribbon
1896
Machine gun stock grip
1945-1955
Scarf: Constitution-preamble and 10 original amendments
1936-1941
Scarf: New York World's Fair, 1939
1939
Pitcher
1800-1850
St. Patricks Cathedral
1940
Scarf: the Union Constitution and the flag...
ca. 1860
Scarf: military
1930-1950
Landscape with Temples of Neptune and Hera I ("The Basilica"), Paestum, Italy
1864
Scarf: Army figures
1941
Fire carrier
1770-1830
Pressing iron
1850-70
Knives
1850-1900
Spoon
ca. 1700-1750
Pie crimper
ca.1800-1850
Ladle
1800-1900
Bowl
1750-1825
Posnet
1800-1850
Quilt
1815
Toby pitcher
1849-1852
Fort Richmond and Fort Tompkins, Staten Island, New York
c. 1836
Door plate
ca. 1850
Pestle
ca. 1800-1850
Figurine
1800-1900
Figurine (fiddler with dog)
1850-1875
Princess Elizabeth in the Tower
1860
Fannie Fredericka Dyckman and Mary Alice Dyckman
1876
The Game of the World's History
1894
Corkscrew
1800-1899
Scarf: Newport Tercentennial
1936
Teapot
1793-1795
Scarf: map of midwest
1941
Kerchief
1941
Platter
1816-1842
Scarf: western motif
ca. 1950
The Encounter
1859
Menu: pink w/French menu text
1850-1900
Johanna Maria ("Jenny") Lind (1820-1887) and Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875): Silhouette
1850-1875
Scarf: V-shape w/state symbol design
1941
Woven coverlet: blue, orange, white
1880-1930
Paisley cashmere shawl
1840-1860
Quilt
1850-1900
Embroidered bedcover
1760-1790
Textile yardage
1846-1848
Shoulder knots (pair)
ca. 1900
Plate
1825-1850
Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885)
1868
Service cap
ca. 1940
Game of Old Maid
ca. 1885
Holster
1860-1875
General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891)
1891
Handkerchief: Louisiana Purchase Exposition...
1904
Scarf: New York Public Library
1940
Kerchief
1949
Scarf: N.Y. Worlds Fair 1939
1939
Washbowl
1840-1860
Looking West on East 20th Street from Third Avenue, New York City
1840-1900
Miniature Furniture; Provincial Chest
ca. 1983
Fluter and base
ca. 1865-1885
Scarf: eagles, stars and globe motif
1941
Piece of textile: printed patchwork w/various figure motifs
ca. 1815
Piece of textile: photo images of N.Y.C., architecture
ca. 1939
Coin:...1622
Manhattan
1930
Printed textile: New York World's Fair
1939
Tablecloth: Washington images
1941
Tablecloth: George Washington /eagle design
1941
Linen towel: iron horse
1941
Linen towel: flying machine
1941
Dressing table
1760-1790
Coat and trousers
1850-1900
1 of a set of 4 side chairs
1850-1870
Porringer
1780-1820
Bookmark
ca. 1886
Palmistry
ca. 1910
Printed textile of poems
ca. 1830-1839
Sash
1855-1863
Hammer lock
1846
Shako
1870-1900
Ash pan
1800-1850
Handkerchief:
ca. 1941
Quilt
1770-1800
Handkerchief:
ca. 1941
Henry Hudson (d. 1611)
ca. 1938
James De Peyster (1757-1793)
ca. 1790
Figurine (squirrel)
1800-1900
Book flask
1847-1858
Handkerchief:
ca. 1865
Handkerchief: World's Fair Music Hall
1939
Miniature Furniture; Three-Shelved Corner Table
ca. 1983
Miniature Furniture; Open work Tray-Top Table
ca. 1984
Scarf: horse show motif
1938
Shawl
1830-1880
Paisley shawl
1878-1882
Crocheted afghan
1846
Frying pan
1780-1820
Banner
ca. 1863
Printed tablecloth: Williamsburg
1940
Textile: photograph of soldiers /grass design
ca. 1900
Textile: photograph of soldiers /ivy design
ca. 1900
Textile: photograph of ship /fern design
ca. 1900
Textile: photograph of tents /fern design
ca. 1900
Textile: photograph of soldier on horseback /fern
ca. 1900
Necklace
1930-1940; 1885-1900
Forks (3)
ca. 1850 - 1870
Dessert forks (2)
ca. 1870
Teapot with warmer
1840-1886
Sir Charles Lock Eastlake (1793-1865)
1851
Landscape, with Cattle in a Stream
ca. 1856-1861
Tea infuser
ca. 1900
Chapeau (reproduction)
ca. 1900
Handkerchief: California Gold Centennial 1848-1948
1948
Tea caddy
ca. 1910
Souvenir spoon
1935-1945
Wig curler
1760-1775
Scarf: Navy motif
1941
Fork
1790-1825
Scarf: American symbols
1941
Scarf: New York Worlds Fair, 1939
1939
Fork
1790-1825
Scarf: image of man on bike
1880-1900
Sampler
ca. 1780
Grace Adele
ca. 1900
Textile: photograph of banner; camp Wadsworth
ca. 1900
Textile: photograph of banner; camp Wadsworth
ca. 1900
Grace Adele
ca. 1900
Textile: photographs of 2 girls (centre) & animal
ca. 1900
Textile: photograph of bridge /ivy design
ca. 1900
Textile: photograph of moose /fern & leaf design
ca. 1900
Textile: photograph of statue /leaf design
ca. 1900
Textile: photograph of boy w/horn on dog /fern des
ca. 1900
Seminole dish
1911-1930
Intaglio stone
1780-1800
Funnel
ca. 1725-1825
World War I Medal
1919
The Fortress of Kronborg at Elsinore, Scene of the Play of Hamlet
1855
Modeling tool
1850-1900
"MOUNT PLEASANT 1786," The Name of the Beekman Mansion, Composed of Human Figures (Pierrots)
1786
Scabbard
1865-1875
Spoon
1840-1862
Sampler
1812
Scarf: map of Montana
1941
Mary, a "Squaw" of the Oneida Tribe
1807
Sampler
1789
Piece of textile: children's toy
1952
Scarf:
1939
snuff box
1825-1850
Andrew Jackson's Inaugural Address
1829
Fork
1790-1825
The Game of Jack Sprat
1888
The Traveling Magician
1877
Earthenware fragments (9) in envelope
1500-1700
Coin: English 1723-1773
Projectile point
1500-1700
Steamship "Mohawk"
1899
Butter mold
ca. 1775-1850
Seminole Chief Osceola (1804-1838)
ca. 1838
Mrs. Campbell Steward (1861-1951)
1890
Roundabout chair
1750-1790
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
1 of a pair of Side Chairs
1880-1900
Armchair
1800-1810
Snuffbox made from wood of the U.S. Constitution
1845-1847
Model 1836 Flintlock Pistol
1837
Spoon
1750-1850
cannon
1775-1800
Teaspoon: marked "Best Britannia Metal"
1850-1890
Fireman's trumpet
1838-1842
Scarf: ...Worlds Fair 1939
1939
Scarf: N.Y.C. Churchs and floral design
1941
Doll
1800-1850
Handkerchief on cloth: N.Y. World's Fair 1939
1939
The Blackberry girl
1850-1880
Handkerchief: Worlds Fair Music Hall
1939
Scarf:
1940
Fork
1790-1825
Scarf: Rockefeller Center, Empire State Building
1930-1940
Fork
1790-1825
Handkerchief:
1930-1950
Textile: Guardian Fire Dept.,
1857
The Game of Jack Straws
ca. 1888
Little Red Ridinghood
ca. 1890
The New and Amusing Game of H. M. S. Pinafore
1879
Unidentified Woman: Silhouette
c. 1800
"Is It So Nominated In The Bond?"
1880
The Intelligence Office
1849
Roach trap
ca. 1840
Barent Rynders, Jr. (d. 1726)
ca. 1720-1726
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Cake mold
1870-1900
Plate
1830-1860
Powder horn
1759
Powder Horn
ca. 1755
Plate
ca. 1790-1800
Powder horn
1775-1850
Powder horn
1780-1840
Scarf: military motifs
1941
Kerchief w/backing: N.Y. Worlds Fair, 1939 (blue)
1939
Map:...de la Habana, printed
1850
Indian axe
17th century
Fork
1790-1825
Fork
1790-1825
Decanter with stopper
1840-1870
Scarf: 16 American Indian portraits
1945
Scarf: printed floral
1800-1850
Greene Carrier Bronson (1789-1863)
ca. 1825
The Game of Domino
ca. 1895
Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876)
Mid-19th century
Silas Wright, Jr. (1795-1847)
Mid-19th century
St. Nicholas Series Game of Snap
ca. 1900
Polo
1879

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