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Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
Artist/Maker: Eastman Johnson

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Civil War token

Civil War token
Civil War token
Object name 
Civil War token
Date 
1863
Medium 
Copper
Dimensions 
1 in. diameter
Description 
Copper token with "Edward Miehling's Meat Market/ 85 Ave. B, N.Y." on obverse and Indian head and date 1863 on reverse.
Credit Line 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number 
2002.1.954
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.