Collection Highlights
Bank of Newburgh Bank Notes
Date:
1823-1824
Object Number:
PR.221.3
Medium:
Engraving
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Card case
Object Number:
1945.475
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in the reserve: "S. E. Cotheal" in script
Description:
Seamed silver card case; rectangular body with rounded corners and scalloped sides; hinged lid with bezel; engraved foliate scrolls in the corners, wheel turned wave decoration all over the body; c-scroll cartouche on the front center of the body engraved, "S. E. Cotheal" in script; no maker's marks.
Gallery Label:
This card case belonged to Sarah Ellen Hoppock (Mrs. Henry S. Cotheal) of New York, the grandmother of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
