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Castle Garden, New York City
1859
1972.13
Oil on canvas (relined)
Artist/Maker: Jasper Francis Cropsey

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"A Mirror for the Intemperate"
1850-1880
INV.10725
"A Nation's Loss"
1865
INV.8317
"An Execution Sweeps Off the Greater Part of Their Furniture. They Comfort Themselves with the Bottle."
ca. 1850
2010.16.14c
"Are you Ready?"
ca. 1880
INV.777
"Bell Lamp and Lotus Shade" desk lamp
c.1900-1906
N84.32
"Canton" Tea caddy
1810-1820
1956.141p
"Chateau de Luxembourg"
1853-1857
1945.93
"Cold Misery & Want Destroy Their Youngest Child. They Console Themselves with the Bottle."
ca. 1850
2010.16.14e
"Don't Tread On Me"
1880-1920
INV.12269f
"Elizabethan" shade on library base
c.1910-1913
N84.31
"Empire Jewel" shade
c. 1906-1913
N84.33
"Exhibit of G. E. Stonebridge"
ca. 1900
1942.82a
"Fearful Quarrels, and Brutal Violence Are the Natural Consequences of the Frequent Use of the Bottle."
ca. 1850
2010.16.14f
"Harmony" vase
2000
2003.42.2
"He is Discharged from His Employment for Drunkenness. They Pawn Their Clothes to Supply the Bottle."
ca. 1850
2010.16.14b
"Independence to America"
ca. 1800
1952.59
"Innocence"
1802
1937.1335
"LAWYERS" Arm Band
ca. 1900
INV.5190
"Lincoln"
1865
INV.2896.2
"Little Red Ridinghood"
1800-1850
1952.319
"NYC2012/Run for the Olympic Bid"
2005
2009.6.1
"Paper"
1820-1850
1941.121
"Penn's Treaty with the Indians"
ca. 1800
1937.515
"Peony" Table lamp
c. 1900-1904
N84.87
"Peony" Table lamp
c. 1900-1906
N84.88