Collection Highlights

Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays

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Foot warmer
1800-1850
Colander
1800-1900
Broiler pan
1869-1880
Dessert knives (12)
1825-1846
Four-prong toasting fork
1870-1890
Four-prong toasting fork
ca. 1886
Fork
1750-1800
Snuffbox
1800-1850
Buttons in case
1861-1865
Parade ribbon
1916
McGovern/Shriver
1972
Fire helmet frontpiece: assistant engineer
1868-1900
Fragment
1775-1825
Cigarettes in box (10)
1919
Apple parer
1825-1850
Apple parer
1800-1830
Apple parer
ca. 1830
Canister and lid
1820-1880
Ribbon
ca. 1906
Badge: ...Engine Co. No.3, Mt. Vernon, NY, Aug. 6, 1904
1904
Fire helmet frontpiece: J.L. Mott
1850-1900
Cigar box
ca. 1750
Tobacco box
1700-1750
View on the Catskill River
1846
Sophie Frances Hurlbut (1833-1880)
1853
Cup and saucer
ca. 1850
Model: Manhattan subway car
ca. 1940
Wafer iron
ca. 1720-1820
Ladle
ca. 1830-1845
Scoop/ladle
ca. 1750-1850
Scoop/ladle
ca. 1700-1800
Scoop/ladle
ca. 1700-1800
Apple parer
1850-1900
Kerosene lamp
1875-1900
Collection of buildings & scenery
1870-1910
Table fork & knife
1775-1825
Baseball players (8)
1900-1935
Toasting fork
1750-1800
Collection of barrels,crates,and bags
1800-1900
Collection of buildings: 3
1870-1910
General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730-1794)
Late 19th century
Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834)
1825
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
1792-1800
George Washington (1732-1799)
Late 18th century-early 19th century
Statuette: Sailor Boy
Late 19th century
Woodcarving (chicken)
1850-1890
Woodcarving (poodle)
ca. 1870
Woodcarving (owl)
ca. 1890-1920
Bodice
1850-1865
Oil lamp
1830-1850
Oil lamp with bull's eye reflector
1800-1840
Kerosene oil lamp with wick and extra wicks
1875-1900
Stillman safety lantern
1902
Candlestick
1770-1810
Cradle with babydoll
1920-1940
Collection of carved sheep (16)
1850-1925
Miniature set of dishes (30 pieces)
1871-1903
Portable game board set
1860-1900
Game pieces (26)
1850-1900
Game pieces (53)
1850-1900
Poupards (3)
1900-1940
Chalkware (squirrel with nut)
1850-1890
Campaign kercheif of William Henry Harrison
1840
Chalkware (bird)
1850-1890
Chalkware (rooster)
1850-1890
Chalkware (cat) Chalkware (cat)
1850-1890
Chalkware (cat and mouse)
1850-1890
Woodcarving (dog)
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
1777
Skirt
1850-1865
Sugar tongs
ca. 1835 - 1850
Swift: Expandable yarn tree w/stand
1840-1870
Interlocking needle case
1840-1880
Fluting iron
1840-1900
Rush light
1730-1780
Bit of New York (Winter)
1926
Coverlet
1800-1850
Dolls' house chair
1920-1960
Dolls' house chair
1920-1960
Magic lantern slide
1880-1910
Child's minature books (8)
1812-1817
Miniature tea set and pitcher
1875-1925
Collection of oriental figures
1875-1925
Doll's toilet set
1890-1930
Soldier
1880-1920
Figurine: Ben Franklin
1920-1940
Thomas Crawford (1814-1857)
ca. 1850
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
Early 20th century
Unidentified man, possibly Winter
Early 18th century
George Washington (1732-1799)
Late 18th century to early 19th century
Chalkware (ewe and lamb)
1850-1890
Teaspoon
ca. 1730 - 1740
breast plate
1855-1863
saddle
1855-1863
Needle case
mid 18th-mid 19th Century
Pocket watch
1900-1930
Pitcher
1792-1796
Chocorua Peak, New Hampshire
before 1861
Collection of fragments and two spools (6)
1775-1850
Sketchbook with 37 Folios, 1 blank, with sketch on the front endpaper, and independent sheet dated 1869 inserted
1872
Cotton Handkerchief/Scarf
1930-1940
The Petition (sketch)
ca. 1926
Fly crop
Fly crop: bird's head handle
1875-1900
Needle work tool
1790-1830
Soup plate
1840-1850
Hoop game
1850-1900
Needlecase: hinged lid
1840-1880
Coin scale in case
1700-1800
Needle case
1780-1825
Needle case
1850-1890
Vegetable dish and cover
ca. 1790
Needlecase:cylinder shaped, orange
1800-1840
Ornament
1800-1850
Table forks (2)
ca. 1910
Tablespoon
ca. 1825
Ankle shackles
1800-1900
Bayonet
1770-1800
Pipe cleaner: soldier figure
1825-1875
Universal ring dial
1600-1700
Stenciled quilt piece
1811-1856
Stenciled quilt piece
1811-1856
Portable chain stitch sewing machine
ca. 1883
Quilt
1800-1850
Crib quilt
1840-1850
Tree limb w/metal band
1880-1900
2 horse team on platform w/wheels
1850-1900
Toy armchair
1750-1800
Horse blanket
1898-1938
Horse blanket
1898-1938
Horse blanket
1898-1938
Thimble
1800-1850
Flag: Roerich Peace Flag
1934
Pitcher
1800-1900
"leaf" fork w/3 tines
18 or 19th century
Alphabet Ball
1830-1860
Wooded Stream, Keene, New York
1868
Ash can w/hinged lid
1875-1915
Baby doll
1875-1880
Doll
1870-1900
Rattle bracelet
1800-1850
"Ha! I Like Not That!"
1882
Bandbox
1800-1840
Bandbox
1800-1840
Richard Varick
Pipe
1880-1920
1195 ‎Nègre
1880-1920
Ankle shackles
1750-1850
Bridle rosettes (4 prs.)
1885-1920
Horseshoes (2) excavated at a Revolutionary War camp in New York
1760-1783
block plane with saw teeth
1850-1900
Rake
ca. 1850
moulding plane
1875-1900
Doll
1900-1930
Still bank
1840-1880
Still bank
1840-1880
Toy side chair
1875-1915
Still bank
1840-1880
Barrel
1850-1900
Basket
1900-1950
The Cavalier, Self-Portrait in Period Costume
c. 1866-70
Pipe
1880-1920
ceremonial ribbon
Candelabra
ca. 1830-50
Candle mold
1800-1840
Adjustable candlestick
ca. 1850
Adjustable chamberstick candle holder
1840-1860
Rabbit plane
1850-1900
Still Life with Chinese Sugarbowl, Nautilus Cup, Glasses, and Fruit.
ca. 1675-1700
Richard Bayley, M.D.
1860
Linen towel: prairie schooner
1941
Bed W/ mattress
1920-1940
Squeak toy (bird)
1875-1900
Squeak toy (hen)
1875-1900
Squeak toy (pigeon)
1875-1900
Squeak toy (hen)
1875-1900
Squeak toy (rooster)
1875-1900
Squeak toy (rooster)
1875-1900
Squeak toy (bird)
1875-1900
Bench
1920-1940
Toy settee
1880-1920
Tobacco jar with lid
1840-1880
Snuffbox
1850-1875
Luther Bradish (1783-1863)
1856
Candle snuffer
1800-1830
Candle snuffer
1865-1890
Chamber candlestick with holder and snuffer
1825-1870
Inkstand
20th century
Leonard Bleecker (1755-1844)
c. 1796-1801
Whistle
1810-1840
Whistle
1800-1850
Whistle
1810-1840
Figurine
1850-1900
1991.6.1
ca. 1920
Miniature Furniture, Smoker's Stand
ca. 1983
Miniature bowl
1900-1930
Snuff box inscribed: Napoleon A Moscou
1800-1815
Unidentified woman
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
Early 19th Century
Unidentified woman
A Sibyl
1839
Candle stick and drip guard
1800-1850
Candleholder w/candle
1750-1770
Candle holder
ca. 1850
Candleholder with detachable drip guard
1825-1875
Die
1800-1838
The Aquarium, Battery Park, NYC
1941
Miniature bowl
1850-1900
Miniature Furniture, Circular Table with Inlaid Top
ca. 1983
Nymph and Bacchus
Foot of Cortlandt Street, N.Y.C.
1818-1829
Neo-Classic Group
Reclining Nude Woman
The Fugitive's Story
1869
Snuffbox and lid
1800-1825
Returned Volunteer: How The Fort Was Taken
1864
Snuffbox
1800-1850
Man and Woman in Embrace
Candlesticks
1840-1860
Candlestick
late 19th century
Porringer
20th century
beaker
1761-1800
Bowl
ca. 1740
Bandage roller
1800-1880
Pinfold's Metronome
ca.1890
Landscape
n.d.
Crandall's Masquerade Blocks
ca. 1875
Miniature boxing glove
1900-1930
Doll
1920-1940
Toy kast
1825-1875
Miniature mold
1875-1900
Miniature mold
1875-1900
Miniature mold
1875-1900
Cake mold
1850-1900
Cookie cutter
1800-1850
Snuff box w/stickers
1800-1850
Unidentified man
possibly 18th century
Snuff box w/tag: fish-shaped; lid inscribed: 641
1800-1900
Snuff box w/tag: hat-shaped; inscribed: N
1800-1830
Unidentified man
probably 18th century
Unidentified man
Candlestick
1870-1900
Oil lamp
1841-1851
Whale oil lamp
1800-1850
Candlestick with candle base
1850-1900
Candlestick with detachable drip guard
1800-1825
Candlestick with detachable drip guard
1840-1870
Candlestick: classical revival
1775-1825
Candlestick: classical revival
1770-1780
Plate buffer
1840-1860
Scale
1885-1900
Scale
1800-1850
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
1861
Needle case
1800-1850
Elizabeth Van Rensselaer De Peyster (before 1856-1905)
ca. 1890
Miniature chamberstick
1880-1920
Playing card: Three Finger'd Jack
1750-1800
Mrs. Aaron Belknap (1771-1862)
ca. 1842
Cart
1860-1890
Carved bear
1850-1900
Carved Balls in Cage
1800-1900
Carved bird
Carved lion
1850-1900
Carved horse
1850-1900
School Days
1877
Jack Straws
ca. 1890
Snuffbox
1750-1825
Coming To The Parson
1870
Plate
1914-1940
Snuff jar with cover
1850-1900
Case w/candles and matches
ca. 1867
Doorknob
1900-1920
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Stamp
1800-1838
Stereoscope
1860-1870
Stereoscope
1870-1880
Stereoscope
1873-1880
Telescope
1775-1825
Rib for shaping vessel
1800-1838
Toy table
ca. 1725
Chicken w/moveable parts
1850-1900
Toy armchair
1730-1760
Toy side chair
1875-1900
Toy armchair
1850-1900
Miniature chalice
1900-1930
Miniature ewer
1900-1930
Chest of drawers
1825-1875
Chicken coop
1850-1900
Souvenir ashtray in box: Holland Society of N.Y.
1880-1910
Scarf
mid 17th-early 18th Century
Tobacco jar with lid
1875-1900
Tobacco jar with lid
1900-1938
Ring bolt from the U.S.S. Maine
1890-1898
Dollhouse chair
1920-1940
Candle mold
1800-1830
Taper jack/ wax coil lamp
1750-1800
Samuel Adams
1770-1772
Figural bust: George Washington (1732-1799)
1875-1920
Figurine: Neptune
1800-1900
Rib for shaping vessel
1800-1838
James Rushmore Wood, M.D. (1816-1882)
ca. 1860-1865
hand cart
1850-1875
molding plane
1850-1900
The Balcony
1879
Children's scroll: children and animal pattern
1870-1930
Toy cannon
1870-1900
Miniature coal bucket
1900-1930
Miniature coal bucket with lid
1875-1900
Collection of trees, buildings & scenery
1870-1910
Dog and elephant
1870-1910
Coll. of figures: standing, running, 1 mounted, carriage
1870-1910
Collander
1975-1925
Collection of 1 tree & 2 figures
1870-1910
Magic lantern slide
1880-1910
Candlestick
1800-1850
Tobacco jar and cover
1890-1900
Nutmeg grater
ca. 1675-1775
Nutmeg grater/ tobacco shredder
ca. 1675-1775
Souvenir spoon
ca. 1900
Model of the "Half Moon"
1825-1900
William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878)
1850
Figurines: boy w/bouquet and young woman
1845-1860
Figurine: man w/letter
ca. 1814-1860
Winter
1700-1800
Beaker
1794
Figural group
ca. 1860-1900
Figural group
ca. 1855
Figurine: girl with basket
ca. 1760
Figurine: Johanna Marie Lind, ("Jenny", 1820-1887)
1851-1861
Politics
1888
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
1919
Generator flashlight
1914-1919
Hanging fat lamp
1700-1750
Candle and rushlight holder
ca. 1900-1930
Kerosene table lamp with globe
1890-1895
Country Post Office: News From The Army
1863
Lamp part with wick
1860-1864
Animals (2)
1900-1940
Miniature books (2)
1875-1900
Collection of 3 beakers, 2 pitchers, coffee pot, teapot
1880-1920
Peter Stuyvesant and the Trumpeter (Wrath of Peter Stuyvesant on learning the capture, by treachery, of Fort Casimir)
1835
Shelf clock
1840-1860
Gaslight clock face in case
ca. 1925
Shelf clock door fragment
1830-1880
Pendulum shelf clock on base w/4 columns; ornate floral relief
1840-1860
Tall case clock
ca. 1796
Button
ca. 1705
Button: black and silver
1875-1925
Coffee roaster
1840-80
Niagara Falls from Below
c. 1766
Trinity Church (The Second Structure), New York City
before 1838
Young Woodchopper
ca. 1835
The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
ca. 1625-50
Pompeian Fragment of a Wall Painting - Venus and Cupid
Gentleman of the the Ashfield Family
ca. 1793-94
The Image Pedlar
ca. 1844
Sunset: Souvenir of the Adirondacks
1878
Girl Opening Oysters
1864
Fraktur: "Hier ist mein herze hand und mund...(Here are my heart, hand, and mouth . . .)", Prayer
1822
Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture, 1743-1803
after 1832
Grace Adele
ca. 1900
Dollhouse bench
1920-1940
Miniature armchair
1875-1900
Miniature armchair
1915-1935
Miniature chair
1875-1900
Dollhouse chair
1920-1940
Toy side chair
1880-1920
Miniature armchair
1875-1900
Dollhouse furn.: 4 drawer dresser in box; leta's
1920-1940
Ornament painted box
1875-1925
Dancing dolls (pair)
1800-1900
Beach at East Hampton, Long Island, New York
1879
Miniature bed
1915-1935
Dollhouse furn.: hutch
1920-1940
Miniature lampshades (pair)
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn.: planter stand w/ textile lining
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn.: planter stand w/ textile lining
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn.: round top table
1920-1940
Miniature ship model
1910-1940
Dollhouse furn.: side table
1920-1940
Miniature table
1915-1935
Dollhouse furn.: standing mirror
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn.: upright piano "ritz playerette"
1920-1940
Miniature alarm clock
1930-1950
Dollhouse furn: bed
1920-1940
Miniature birdcage
1920-1940
Pan with lid
1880-1920
Parrot in cage
1850-1900
Miniature candlestick
1900-1930
Miniature sofa and easy chairs (2)
1960-1980
Stamp
1840-1857
Miniature pitcher
1875-1925
Mrs. Richard Gambrill (ca. 1870-1928)
ca. 1895
Platter commemorating Pickett's Charge
ca. 1870
Arm of David Rogers (1876-1943)
1879
Menu and program: Elihu Root
1906
View Through an Arch of the Palazzo Foscari, Venice, Italy, with Figures in Renaissance Costume
1845
Venice, Italy
19th century
Miniature chambersticks (3)
1930-1950
Miniature carpet sweeper
1910-1940
Dollhouse furn: center table
1920-1940
Miniature cutting tray
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn: display cabinet
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn: easy chair
1920-1940
Miniature folding screen
1920-1940
Miniature jar
1910-1940
Miniature framed picture
1910-1930
Miniature andirons (pair)
1930-1950
Dollhouse furn: pedestal to sink
1920-1940
Miniature pitcher
1910-1940
Worktable
ca. 1820
Child's plate
1830-1880
Plate
ca. 1850
Plate
1800-1850
Chest
ca. 1741
The Falls at Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
c. 1800-04
View Near Fort Montgomery, New York: Preparatory Study for Plate 18 of "The Hudson River PortFolio"
1820
View of Hell Gate, East River, New York City
1841
Kaaterskill Falls from Above the Ravine, Catskill Mountains, New York: Study for an Engraving
c. 1836-37
James F. Drummond
1870-1875
Sugar tongs
1900-1925
Miniature fireplace tongs (2)
1900-1930
Vaporizer in original box
1905-1915
Miniature domino set
1810-1820
Dollhouse furn: set of 4 fire tools and stand
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn: stool legs
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn: table
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn: table
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn: table
1920-1940
Miniature potted holly bush
1920-1940
Epaulets (pair) in original box
ca. 1861
Dollhouse furn: table w/mirror
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn: toilet
1920-1940
Miniature luggage (3 pieces)
1920-1940
Miniature umbrella
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn: victrola
ca.1924
Dollhouse furn: work/sewing table
1920-1940
Miniature pot and coffeepot
1875-1900
Preliminary sketch of paper doll and 3 costumes
1830-1860
Miniature fox
1900-1940
Pump: painted
1860-1890
Purse: w/floral motif
1900-1950
Preparatory Study for "Subway Construction"
1938
Genre Scene: Two Seated Men with a Pair of Bird Carcasses and a Dog in an Interior; Three Vignettes; and a Study of Dentures; verso: studies of four heads, a hand, and figures including a woman writing watched by a man wearing a hat and spectacles
c. 1810-1822
Cow
1850-1900
Cow on Wheels
1875-1900
Cup
1875-1925
Miniature book box
1910-1940
Dollhouse furn:settee
1920-1940
Miniature high chair
1915-1935
Miniature rocking chair
1915-1935
Dollhouse table
1920-1940
Miniature armoire
1875-1900
Dresser with mirror
1860-1880
Duck
1800-1900
Squeak toy (duck)
1875-1900
Cup
1884
Doll with Quaker costume
1870-1900
Pull toy: racer
1920-1940
Toy rocking chair
1870-1890
Toy rocking chair
1875-1915
Toy rocking chair
1900-1925
Rocking Chair
Sketchbook of 37 Folios, 8 blank pages
1879
Miniature nutcracker
1890-1920
View of the Casino Called the "Casale Cenci-Giustiniani" in the Borghese Gardens, Rome, Italy
1843
Panorama of the Visit of Santa Claus to the Happy Children
ca. 1880
Desk w/beaker, platter & notebook inside
1920-1940
Carved animal
1850-1900
Pull toy: dog with basket
1870-1890
Miniature playing cards
1875-1900
Doll
1830-1860
Powder horn
1850-1875
Doll
1920-1940
Doll
1925-1975
Doll
1920-1940
Whirligig
1875-1900
Woodcarving (parrot on green base)
1850-1890
Platter: Newburgh, Hudson River
1829-1856
Miniature scale
1890-1920
Mrs. Isaac Otis (ca. 1828-1868)
1870
Doll
1830-1860
Doll
1860-1900
Doll
1820-1860
Miniature carriage
1875-1910
Doll bench
1920-1940
Miniature fireplace stand and tools
1900-1930
Miniature wall sconce and candle
1900-1930
Toy barn
1900-1920
Fork
1875-1925
Mustard pot
1920-1940
Wayside Shrine
1837
Sheep
1850-1900
Child's knife
ca. 1825 - 1865
Sideboard
1920-1940
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
c. 1800
Miniature rocking horse with soldier
1875-1900
Soldier
1840-1870
Soldier
1840-1870
Bird Shoot of the Düsseldorf Artists at the Grafenberg
1844

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