Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hard Times token: Robert B. Ruggles Gold Beater
Object name
Hard Times token: Robert B. Ruggles Gold Beater
Date
1832-1835
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Description
Token; metal; depiction of an arm and hammer on obverse; obverse "ROBERT B. RUGGLES GOLD BEATER / 225 CANAL / STT. / NEW-YORK" reverse "GOLD & SILVER LEAF, GOLF & SILVER BRONZE. / DENTISTS GOLD / AND TIN FOIL, / WHOLESALE / AND RETAIL."
Object Number
1393e
Gallery Label
In 1837 and again in 1857, financial crises caused loss of confidence in paper money and widespread redemption of currency in coin. Banks were soon forced to suspend specie payments, and tokens and fractional notes had to serve as smaller change.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
