Plaque
Object name
Plaque
Date
ca. 1917
Medium
Bronze, wood
Dimensions
Overall: 13 3/8 x 12 x 1 1/4 in. ( 34 x 30.5 x 3.2 cm )
Description
Bronze plaque mounted on wooden panel presented December 3, 1917, to Peter Schweickert, member of the Board of Aldermen of the City of New York, acknowledging his help in securing "a fair and equitable readjustment" of the salaries of members of the Fire Department.
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Edel
Object Number
1940.333
Marks
in relief: at top of bronze frame: "1917 / DECEMBER THIRD"
in relief: at center of plaque: "PRESENTED TO / HONORABLE / PETER SCHWEICKERT / MEMBER / BOARD OF ALDERMEN / CITY OF NEW YORK / IN GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE / RECOGNITION OF HIS MAGNANIMOUS SUPPORT / AND ASSISTANCE RENDERED TO THE / CAPTAINS / AND / LIEUTENANTS / FIRE DEPARTMENT / CITY OF NEW YORK/ IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SECURE / A FAIR AND EQUITABLE READJUSTMENT / OF THEIR SALARY SCHEDULES / AND AS A SINCERE EVIDENCE OF THEIR / HIGH REGARD AND ESTEEM / COMMITTEE / PETER HAYDEN CHAIRMAN / LIEUTENANT / JOHN J. T. WALDRON / CAPTAIN / JOHN J. O CONNELL / CAPTAIN / WALTER / J. DUGAN / LIEUTENANT / JOHN E. HARLEY / CAPTAIN"
in relief: on shield superimposed on left side of bronze frame: "2800 / CAPTAIN / FIRE DEPT NEW YORK"
in relief: on shield superimposed on right side of bronze frame: "2350 / LIEUTENANT / FIRE DEPT NEW YORK"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque
Object name
Plaque
Date
ca. 1920
Medium
Bronze, wood
Dimensions
Overall: 21 1/2 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. ( 54.6 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Rectangular bronze plaque mounted on rectangular wooden panel, presented in 1920 to Peter Schweickert, member of the Board of Aldermen of the City of New York, by members of the Fire Department, "for his hearty support and sympathetic endorsement of their appeal for equitable and commensurate salary adjustments and as an enduring evidence of their high regard and esteem"; upper half with allegorical figures in relief, including heroic male nude holding a fireman's axe in one outstetched hand and a shield with which he shelters a woman and two children in the other; inscription in relief on lower half.
Object Number
INV.8822
Marks
relief: upper left corner of obverse: "1920"
relief: lower half of obverse: "PRESENTED TO / HONORABLE PETER SCHWEICKERT / MEMBER, BOARD OF ALDERMEN / CITY OF NEW YORK / AS A GRATEFUL EXPRESSION AND APPRECIATION FROM THE / CAPTAINS AND LIEUTENANTS / FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF NEW YORK / [etc.]"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Framed plaque
Object name
Framed plaque
Date
1875-1925
Medium
Gold, leather, silk
Dimensions
Overall (plaque in frame): 9 x 6 1/2 x 1 in. (22.9 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm)
Case: 10 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 19 x 3.8 cm
Description
Gold plaque of the Fraternit
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. B. Langdon Tyler and Mrs. W. Floyd Nichols, 6/22/59
Object Number
Z.1904ab
Marks
tooled: center of the case: "A. E. G."
engraved: base of plaque: "LA FRATERNITE DES ARTISTES/ A ALBERT E. GALLATIN"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque
Object name
Plaque
Date
1870-1920
Medium
Lead
Dimensions
diameter: 3 7/8 in. ( 9.8 cm )
Description
Circular lead plaque with Madonna and Child in low relief on obverse and small metal ring on reverse for hanging.
Credit Line
Gift of Wilmot T. Cox
Object Number
1942.393
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque
Title
Plaque
Object name
Portrait medallion
Date
1903
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 8 in. ( 1.3 x 20.3 cm )
Description
Circular cast pewter medallion with profile portrait of Walt Whitman and inscriptions in relief; reverse with triangular piece of paper with handwritten inscriptions affixed at center and two small screws for mounting or hanging.
Credit Line
Gift of Albert Boni
Object Number
1972.31
Marks
relief: at left edge of obverse: "JF" in circle with "MCMIII" surrounding it
relief: at right edge of obverse: "WALT WHITMAN / AETATIS SUAE LXXIII"
handwritten ink: on paper affixed to reverse: "70 . . . / A unique / copy of the / Whitman plaque / done by / John Flanagan / The only copy cast in pewter / see Flanagans letter of Sept 1 1920"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir
Title
Souvenir
Object name
Portrait medallion
Date
1913
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 4 in. ( 2.5 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Circular cast bronze medallion with portrait of Walt Whitman; screw welded to center of reverse for mounting.
Credit Line
Gift of Albert Boni
Object Number
1972.30
Marks
incised (before casting): on obverse: "JJusko" and "Walt Whitman"
relief: on obverse: "c[opyright] / 1913" and "M.P.M. CO."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medal on plaque: F.D.R. President USA
Title
Medal on plaque: F.D.R. President USA
Object name
Plaque
Date
1932-1945
Medium
Wood, cardboard, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 13 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description
Shield shaped wooden plaque with circular, gold painted cardboard medallion with embossed profile portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt and identifying inscriptions affixed to obverse; hardware on reverse for hanging.
Object Number
INV.3569
Marks
relief: on medallion: "FRANKLIN / DELANO / ROOSEVELT / PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait medallion on wooden panel
Object name
Portrait medallion on wooden panel
Date
1919
Medium
Bronze, wood
Dimensions
Diameter (medallion): 4 7/8 x 1/4 in. (12.4 x 0.6 cm)
Overall (panel): 12 1/8 x 9 x 3/8 in. (30.8 x 22.9 x 1 cm)
Description
Circular cast bronze medallion with portrait of Walt Whitman and incised inscriptions; mounted with a single screw to rectangular wooden board with beveled edges and hooks and wire attached to back for hanging.
Credit Line
Gift of Albert Boni
Object Number
1972.32ab
Marks
intaglio: on obverse of medallion: "Walt Whitman / 1819-1919" and "RMT(?) / fecit / for The / Franklin / Inn / Club"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque
Title
Plaque
Object name
Commemorative plaque
Date
ca. 1909
Medium
Brass, wood
Dimensions
Overall: 12 3/8 x 8 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 31.4 x 22.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description
Rectangular cast brass plaque with portrait of Robert Fulton in circular medallion inscribed "CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION" and "ROBERT FULTON" above rectangular panel with image of steamboat and further inscriptions; rectangular wooden frame with hardware on reverse for hanging.
Credit Line
Gift of The Mariners' Museum, Warwick, Virginia
Object Number
1958.33
Marks
intaglio: on upper edge of plaque: "COPYRIGHT 1909" and "ROINE-WEIL"
relief: on edge of medallion: "CENTENNIAL / CELEBRATION" and "ROBERT / FULTON"
intaglio: on lower edge of plaque: "FIRST SUCCESSFUL / STEAMBOAT MDCCCVII-MCMIX"
handwritten in ink: on tape affixed to reverse of plaque: "QS22a / dupl."
handwritten in ink: tape affixed to reverse of wooden frame: "7737 HR"
stamped: on reverse of plaque: "GORHAM CO. / Q / 170"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque: The Belmont Stakes 1896...
Title
Plaque: The Belmont Stakes 1896...
Object name
Trophy plate
Date
1896
Medium
Brass, gilding, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/8 x 6 in. ( 3.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description
Rectangular, gilded brass trophy plate with the names of the winners of the 1896 Belmont Stakes painted in black; small hole at either side for mounting.
Object Number
INV.11831
Marks
painted: on obverse: "THE BELMONT STAKES, 1896 / A. Belmont's HASTINGS. 1 / P. J. Dwyer's HANDSPRING. 2 / Won by a neck"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
