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N Amsterdam, ou N Iork in Ameriq
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.13
Medium:
Colored engraving

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Forage cap
1870-1892
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
Powder horn
1759
Box of crayons
1930-1950
Whirligig
1875-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1860
ca. 1961
Jacknife excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1783
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
Medallion: Andrew Jackson
1866
Badge in case
Shirt
1900-1910
Diaphragm mimeograph
ca. 1897
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
No Man is Good Three Times
Blow horn noise maker
probably 1960s
Coin: half dollar, Texas Independ. Centennial, 1934
Pull toy with horses (2)
1875-1900
Dress trousers
1870-1877
Pin-back button
2000
Ashtray/Coin plate
1910-1930
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Alfred E. Smith Memorial Album
ca. 1944
Ribbon header
1905-6
Commemorative cane
2005
Dagger: U.S.
1850-1860
Dollhouse furn.: side table
1920-1940
Miniature high chair
1960-1980
Printing block
1770-1820
The Meteor Game
ca. 1900
Ashtray
1930-1960
Fan
1890-1920
Advertising box
1880-1900
Pinback button
1940
Button
1960
Calvin Coolidge The Union League of Philadelphia Membership Medal
1927
Restaurant Nippon
Wings for America
Tobacco pipe
1861-1862
Doll's bed and bedding
1850-1900
Bowl
ca. 1700-1850
Pin-back button
ca. 1980
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Printing
1905
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
Bookmark
1892
Shoulder straps (pair)
1863-1865
Large Military Bust Coin
1820
Bookmark
ca. 1880
Ladle
ca. 1850-1900
Hotel key
1897-1920
Helmet
1914-1917
Hurdle Race: It is Great Sport
ca. 1905
Proud/UAW/Retiree
ca. 1990
Postcard set
1939
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Insignia
1880-1920
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
1800-1900
Captains Creighton, Low, and Stouffer Life Saving Medal
1861
Commemorative cane
ca. 1915
Miniature mold
1875-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1812
ca. 1960
Needle case
1780-1840
Hunting figure w/moveable legs
1800-1900
Ashtray/ Coin Plate
1900-1930
Washing supplies
1910-1940
Paperweight
1940-1960
Pinback button
1940
Button
Medallion in case: Holland Tunnel
1927
La Grande Cuisine de France Restaurants
Lady's costume: the late 19th century "Gibson Girl era"
ca.1957
Ribbons
Coat
1914-1918
Jug
1950-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel/ medallion
1913
Pin
1890-1910
Go 4th to Win the War
China Club
ca. 1980-1997
Badge
Noggin
1850-1930
Framed set of military buttons (10) excavated at Revolutionary War military site
1770-1783
Powder horn
1849
Medicine bottle
1840-1860
Sword w/scabbard
1800-1826
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
1888
Pin-back button
ca. 1985
Toy
1955-1990
Tobacco
1920-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1834
Prohibition token
1855
Shoe buckle
1775-1783
Warren G. Harding Presidential Medal
1923
Child's minature books (8)
1812-1817
Lady's costume: 1845
ca. 1965
Badge
ca. 1784
Percussion cap pouch with belt fragment
1860-1865
Printer's Block
1901
Bookmark/ Food
1900-1930
Paperweight
1890-1920
Ribbon/ medal
1889
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
New York City Tercentennial Medallion
1953
Keith Haring button
Box camera
ca. 1900
Trousers
1940-1945
Miniature bowl
1880-1920
Sand caster
1800-1850
New York Philharmonic Stagebill for April 17-20, 2002
2002
Fan
1920-1950
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Proudly We Hail
2001-2002
Pinback button
1896-1920
Bibliographical Society Medal
1928
Toons
ca. 1960-1980
Protractor
ca. 1900
Fragment of flag from Monmouth; revolutionary,in envelope
1775-1865
Man figure
1850-1900
Doll with Native American costume
ca. 1939
Model of horse-drawn hose carriage
ca. 1885
The Game of What D'ye Buy
ca. 1895
Box/ Collar
1869-1910
Stickers
1987-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Button
ca. 1990
Civil War token
1863
Theodore Roosevelt Republican Campaign Badge
1904
Coin: Ancient w/Arabic-like Symbols
Mercedes SS 1928
1928
Baluster from the steamboat "Mary Powell"
ca. 1861
Gentleman's costume: 1825
ca. 1960
Writing case
1864-1865
Puzzle
1850-1900
Pin-back campaign button
1948
Toy/ Food
1940-1970
Collection
1910-1920
Sign
1890-1940
Spoon
1950-1990
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Yes We Did
2009
Sugar Daddy tennis racket head cover
1973
Badge in case
1850-1930
Awls and picks (9)
1775-1795
Shako
1860-1864
Virginia half penny
1773
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Hardware/ household
1930-1950
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Protection Sound Money
Brasserie
ca. 1960-1980
Gorget
1796-1825
World War II student identification tag
ca. 1942
Doll's cradle
1850-1900
Doll: red coat and hat
ca. 1877
Stereoscope
1860-1900
Shoulder patches
1941-1945
Paperweight/ medallion
1925
Tobacco tin
ca. 1912
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Plate
1909
Hard Times token
1837
John Paul Jones Plaquette
1906
Handkerchief set in box
ca. 1941 - 1945
Token: Major Gen. H.G. Berry
1863-1900
VETS/FOR/IKE
1952-1956
European bayonnet with tag
1850-1870
Foot warmer
1800-1830
Paperweight
1900-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Plate/ Food
1920-1950
Bar Tray
1930-1950
Button
ca. 1964
Coast Survey (Bache) Life Saving Medal
After 1861
Ribbon
ca. 1900
New York City souvenir hot pad
ca. 1939
Spinner noise maker
probably 1960s
Garrison cap
1946
Toy chest of drawers
1815-1850
Saddle and bridle
1820-1860
Home Games for Little Girls
ca. 1870
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Hardware/ household
1900-1940
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
General Nathaniel Greene Military Medal
ca. 1890
Fugio cent
1787
Advertising cane
2000
Spoon, scoop
ca. 1750-1850
Dollhouse furn: center table
1920-1940
Doll
1950-1970
Aztec calendar
1900-1940
Schuetzen rifle
1850-1865
Powder Box
1920-1940
Cleaning supplies
1962-1980
Swizzle stick/ noise maker
1940-1960
Game
ca. 1985
Ribbon
1903
Medal
1906
Peacock Alley, The Waldorf-Astoria
Win With Willkie
Cabinet - 1860 Mint and Treasury Medal
1860
Still bank
1933-1945
Pie crimper
ca. 1800-1850
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Pinback button
1920-1940
Condom tin
1931-1940
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1985-2000
Lieutenant-Colonel Francois Louis Tessiedre DeFleury
1880
Seal press with New York Chamber of Commerce seal
ca. 1770, ca. 1850
Epaulets (pair) in storage box
ca. 1867
Coin: half dollar, Texas Independ. Centennial, 1934
Bust
New Jersey Civil War Veteran Medal
Carved wooden horse
1850-1900
Whale's tooth
1840-1860
Ashtray
1901
Medicine tin
1880-1910
Pill box
1940-1960
Tobacco
1940-1960
Pinback button
1890-1920
Civil War token
1863
Hard Times Token: Coin: Van Boren Metalli currency.1837
1837
Ribbon
1885
Commemorative cane
2005
Carved Balls in Cage
1800-1900
Soldiers (12)
1880-1920
Needle case
1840-1880
Cartridge Pouch
1830-1850
Box
1890-1920
Pinback button
1997
Playing card
1940-1960
Bottle
1930-1960
Campaign token
1936-1940
Medal: Kings County HS 1911
1911 or later
The Rainbow Grill
White hat
1942
400th Anniversary of Discovery of America Commemorative Medal
1893
Kinematograph: Motion picture machine
1900-1925
Coat
1915-1920
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1906-1920
Bottle/Can Opener
1930-1960
Coin/ periodical
1920-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1997
United behind the President
National Arts Club
ca. 1960-1980
Nutmeg grater/tobbaco shredder
ca. 1675-1775
Sword case
ca. 1816
Coll. of 3 coins: Nova Caesarea, 1788 (New Jersey)
Apothecary bottle
1850-1900
Horseshoe excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
The Commander of Our Forces: A Game for Old and Young
1863
Medicine
1906-1920
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Trade sign
1934-1940
Pinback button
1995-2000
VIETNAM PROTEST WASHINGTON EASTER 65 SPU
1965
Button
1899-1901
Belt plate
1760-1783
Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal
1852 or later
Needle case
1850-1890
Miniature rocking chair
1915-1935
Box
1875-1925
Lantern slides (12)
1880-1890
Box
1947
Pinback button
1956-1968
Cue stick
License plate
1964
Bottle
1880-1905
Laying of the First Trans-Atlantic Telegraphic Cable Commemorative Medal
1858
New York Sun
ca. 2000
Billy Bumps Visit to Boston: A Reading game
ca. 1888
Powder horn
1794
Peepshow: Constantinople
1825-1875
Flintlock pistol
1770-1790
Wax seal in box
ca. 1900
Box/ Food
Token
1934
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pin-back button
ca. 1986
New York Chamber of Commerce Building Dedication Medal
1902
Ristorante Arqua
1980-1990
A I
1980-2000
Cross section of branch from battle of Gettysburg
1863-1870
Box
1750-1800
Child's first writing
1840-1900
Model of hand engine
1870-1900
Setto: Game of Syllables
1882
Mug/Shaving
1911
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Tin
1989
Bottle/ can opener
1901-1920
Hard Times token
1832-1835
Saint George of England Medal
1941
Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant Medal
ca. 1873
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Cutter
ca. 1830
Doll on stand
1900-1930
Sewing box
1820-1850
Ballard Carbine
1862-1865
Tammany Delegate Badge
1904
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Trade sample
1943-1950
Bottle/ food
1910-1940
Commemorative token
1919
General Robert E. Lee Medal
ca. 1900
Political button
Aerial camera equipment
Button
Miniature strainer
1900-1920
Pillbox cap
1873-1884
Capitol Dominoes
1950-1970
Box
1920-1940
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Thimble/ beverages
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Major General William Henry Harrison Military Medal
1824-1885
Parasol: black w/carved handle w/floral motif
1850-1880
65 Irving Place
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
ca. 2000
Doll hous furniture: book shelf
1920-1940
Doll: pink dress
1860-1900
Fire helmet: engineer A.C.
ca. 1864
The Black Cat Fortune Telling Game
1897
Perfume Bottle
1960-1990
Shopping bag
1998
Bottle/ medicine
1930-1950
Advertising sign
1930-1950
Button
1993
Abraham Lincoln Centennial Plaquette
1909
Miraculum!
1920-1929
Coin: Haf Dollar, Confederate States of America
1960-1961
Model 1843 Hall-North Breech-Loading Percussion Carbine
1848
Chapeau bras with case
1872-1882
Parasol: black w/bow
1890-1920
Paperweight
ca. 1882-1900
Fan
1890-1920
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Advertising sign
1880-1910
Political novelty
1940
New York Chamber of Commerce Building Dedication Medal
1902
I am a Willkie Democrat
Wood fragment from battleship Niagara
ca. 1812
Pin-back button
2016
Sleigh
ca. 1890
Obelisk
ca. 1864
Shako with plume
1880-1910
Medicine bottle
1840-1860
Medicine advertising sign
1890-1930
Commemorative token
1840-1880
Tobacco handbag
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1968
Ribbon
1890-1920
Cane
Machine gun stock grip
1945-1955
Dollhouse furn: set of 4 fire tools and stand
1920-1940
Lady doll
1850-80
Framed set of American military buttons (51) excavated at West Point
1812-1830
Fish pond
ca. 1890
Button
1988
Candy tin
1900-1930
Shoe horn
1920-1950
Pipe
1890-1930
Pen
1962-1970
Saint Nicholas Society Medal
1903
Mormando Restaurant
We The People Need Willkie
Crandall's Masquerade Blocks
ca. 1875
Paper dolls, costumes, and stands (22 pieces)
1850-1875
Canteen cup
1900-1918
Paperweight
ca. 1882-1900
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1952-1956
Coaster
1930-1950
Ribbon
STANLEY SIMON/ THE BRONX
1984
NEW YORK'S FAMOUS IRISH RESTAURANTS
Coin : half dollar, Stone Mountain Memorial 1925
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Doll: pilgrim boy
1930-1940
The Jubilee Dancer
1870-1900
Snuffbox with lid
1800-1850
O'Grady's Goat: A Merry Game
ca. 1895
Ashtray
1931
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Store display/ bottle
1880-1900
Pinback button
1896-1910
Women For Clinton Gore Light The Way For Change
Token: Williams Iowa Supply Iowa City IA 25c.
1900-1940
Doll bustle
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
ca. 1884
Toy side chair
1875-1900
Sword cane
1850-1950
Surveyor's monument
ca. 1811
Medal: U.S. Coast Guard Baroque Eagle
2000
Ashtray/ coin plate
1953
Fan
1900-1930
Napkin
1980-2000
Pinback button
1944
Pin
1960-1975
Catskill Aqueduct Medal
1917
Manny Wolf's Chop House
Round the World
1873
Republican County Committee Watcher Ribbon
ca. 1900
Lace pillow
ca. 1788
Spirit level
1850-1900
Corkscrew
1900-1940
Token
1878-1900
Napkin
1980-2000
Thimble
1940-1960
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Tobacco shop figure
ca. 1880-1910
United Nations
ca. 1960-1980
Girl on tricycle
1860-1910
Captain James Lawrence Naval Medal
1868-1885
Flint lock musket, officer's presentation fitted for bayonet: inscribed?
1828-1830
Apothecary bottle
1850-1925
Sword and scabbard
1862
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
Jeton in envelope: Louis XV
Alphabet Ball
1830-1860
Gentleman's costume: 1730, N.Y.
ca. 1966
Coin scale in case
ca. 1735-1752
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
Section of water pipe
1770-1804
Alphabet blocks (set)
1850-1900
Still bank
1870-1880
Naval insignia in box
1940-1946
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
Whale tooth
1910-1940
Queen Elizabeth I
1950-1970
Rum bottle
1770-1780
Naval officer's sword and scabbard
1861-1887
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
John Adams Commemorative Medal
1800-1850
Major General Jacob Brown Military Medal
ca. 1880
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Magic lantern slide
1880-1910
Walking-stick
1892
Teddy bear
1905-1912
The New Pretty Village Church Set
1897
Button
1970
Fan
1930-1950
Packet
1940-1960

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