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Bag, Shot - F71.10.2
Leather shot bag with leather strap and metal lever end-release mechanism.
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Bathtub - F55.276
Infant's bathtub. Oval base with flared, seamed tub. Higher back piece with arm rests at sides.
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Bookmark - F72.8
Multicolored woven silk Stevensgraph bookmark. Depicts George Washington and the Crystal Pavilion at Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. "1776-1876 Centennial USA/ The Father of our Country/ George washington/ The first in peace/ The first in War/ The first in the/ Hearts of his/ Countrymen/ Philadelphia 1876."
Record Type: Object
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Bowl - F54.139
White glazed footed body (pinkish cast). Decorated on exterior with floral pattern of black outlines of leaves, stems and flowers. Glazed aubergine flower, yellow, green leaves.
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Bowl, Barber's - F69.3
Oval barber's bowl with scalloped and fluted edge; indentation at side for neck and indentation on rim for thumb. Deep basin. Blue glaze decorative scheme of birds and flowers with framing blue edge at rim. Underside of rim: 3 blue glazed "branch" motifs.
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Bowl, Punch - FX316
Grey footed body with blue and red glaze fruit and vine pattern along rim of interior and exterior. Inscription in red glaze at bottom of bowl: "one/more; and/ Then" The inscription is a shortened version of the 18th century saying "One bowl of punch more, and then we part". It was further shortened to become the motto on a "Drunkards Coat of Arms" : "One more and then".
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Box - F92.7.11.1
Round white box, made from cardboard, decorated with green, red and yellow leaves. Box was originally for adhesive suspension hooks patented on December 25, 1877 Written in pencil on the bottom, "15" with underline, probably means 15 cents.
Record Type: Object
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Box, Medal - T84.1.1
Circular medal box made of relic wood associated with the Erie Canal. Label in the base reads, "This box was made out of a piece of wood, brought from Erie Canal in the First Canal boat The Seneca Chief"; label in the lid reads, "Presented by the City of New York" (with eagle perched on a half-globe).
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Box, Medal - T84.1.2
Circular medal box made of relic wood associated with the Erie Cana. Label in the base reads, "This box was made out of a piece of wood, brought from Erie Canal in the First Canal boat The Seneca Chief"; label in the lid reads, "Presented by the City of New York" (with eagle perched on a half-globe).
Record Type: Object
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Box, Needlework - F94.2.10
Ovular six-sided lift top sewing box; braided leather handles, velvet reserve top, florets with faceted steel centers, opening to raspberry silk interior. Lower body having curvilinear bombeshape with applied florets on velvet. Contents of box: steel sewing scissors, steel ribbon "needle" in case, silk ribbon garter, card of hooks and eyes, sterling silver thimble from Columbian Exposition (1892), ivory handled file.
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Buckle, Shoe - F65.36.1-2
Oval rhinestone paste buckles with steel tines. Chased rose gold (or copper) embellishment. Probably for mens shoes. In original silk and shagreen box.
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Chest, Blanket - T53.9
An early 18th century Long Island blanket chest, Oyster Bay or Hempstead, in old Spanish brown (red) paint, having a deeply molded, straight edge lift-top, over double-inset paneled front, deep medial molding surround, over long drawer, deep molded-edge skirt, supported on original, bold, ring-turned onion feet, retains old snipe hinges and Queen Anne brass bat-wing pulls. Original feet marked "XVIII".
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Clock, Tall Case - T53.L4
A late 18th Century American mahogany tall case clock, having bold, broken-arch pediment, flanked on each side by turned-wood vasiform finial, over arch-glazed door, opening to 8-day brass movement clock, by John Drury, (1720-1774), London, having ornate, applied, pierced-brass corner spandrels, hour and minute chapter ring, surmounted by Silent-Strike indicator, "second" dial, marked in aperture below, "John Drury London," above date aperture, t...
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Cuttoe - F75.6
A steel and silver-mounted sword, probably 18th century, Continental, with hardstone handle, in tooled leather and metal tipped scabbard, the sword with lightly curved, steel blade, with green spiral-carved green-stained ivory handle, reticulated silver foliate designed ball end, Chain attachment missing at handle and on scabbard. - The decorative motifs look to be military in nature; flags, a drum, a shield, perhaps a liberty cap, etc.
Record Type: Object
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Drawing - T53.124
Sketch of Dr. Peter Townsend (1795-1849). Signed lightly in pencil near his left shoulder: "....del..." Inscribed on back:"This sketch of me in crayon, taken as I always sat in my study, is by the celebrated American painter Vanderlyn who was also about 1826, had previously taken my half portrait in oil colors an admirable likeness then & now (at) my sister Phebes. No. 170 East Broadway, NY. This in crayon was taken while I was a member of the ...
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Drawing - TX143
An important pencil drawing of Raynham Hall, showing Raynham Hall before its Victorian additions, inscribed below: Townsend's. Used as an illustration in Lossings's "Field Book of the American Revolution," Vol, II, p. 627.
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Embroidery - F55.296
Silk embroidery on black silk taffeta. Floral bouquet in shaded satin stitch, predominantly pinks & blues; blue vase.
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Embroidery - FX319
Silk crewel embroidery on linen of three pinks flanked by other flowers with scarlet ribbon looped around stems. Predominant colors are soft jade green, pale yellow and rose on linen background. What looks like the initials "R" and "E" are very lightly inked on either side of the bow.
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