Plaque: presented State Insurance Fund,Award..1955.-YHS
Title
Plaque: presented State Insurance Fund,Award..1955.-YHS
Object name
Plaque
Date
1955
Medium
Wood, plastic, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 16 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 41.9 x 34.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description
Rectangular wooden plaque with shield at center with insignia and inscriptions in relief, presented to the New-York Historical Society by The State Insurance Fund of New York; insignia in plastic of silver spread eagle with circular green cross emblem over breast, against textured gold colored metal foil ground; metal chain on reverse for hanging.
Credit Line
Gift of The State Insurance Fund of New York
Object Number
1955.171
Marks
relief: at center of plaque: "THE STATE INSURANCE FUND / OF NEW YORK / ACCIDENT REDUCTION COMPETITION / AWARD FOR / 1955 / NO LOST TIME ACCOMPLISHEMENT"
stamped in black: near bottom of plaque: "THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY"
printed paper label: affixed to reverse: "MANUFACTURED OF / ADVERTISING / DISPLAYS / NOVELTIES / SIGNS / The / HOLLIS / COMPANY, INC. / NEW YORK, N.Y."
relief: within circular emblem over eagle's breast: "GREEN CROSS / FOR SAFETY"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque: presented by State Insurance Fund...N-YHS, 1933-58
Title
Plaque: presented by State Insurance Fund...N-YHS, 1933-58
Object name
Plaque
Date
1958
Medium
Plastic, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/8 x 9 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 30.8 x 24.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description
Molded plastic plaque presented to the New-York Historical Society by The State Insurance Fund; rectangular form with gold painted scroll bearing inscriptions on gold painted ground molded in relief at center; border with faux wood texture; metal chain on reverse for hanging.
Object Number
INV.13946
Marks
relief: at center of obverse: "1933-1958 / PRESENTED BY / The / State Insurance Fund / IN SINCERE APPRECIATION / OF A CORDIAL / BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP / EXTENDING CONTINUOUSLY / OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS"
stamped in gold: at bottom of obverse: "NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY"
printed plastic label: affixed to reverse: "THE HOLLIS PRESS, INC. / Mfrs. of Advertising Displays / 309 EAST 22nd STREET / NEW YORK 10, N. Y."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medal: ...callad... Elihu Root
Title
Medal: ...callad... Elihu Root
Object name
Plaque
Date
1906
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 13 x 7.9 cm )
Description
Rectangular gold plaque engraved along the left side and partially across the top with a scroll and vine; left corner engraved with the Peruvian seal, a shield with a llama in the upper left, a tree in the upper right and a cornucopia across the bottom, surrounded by a garland and surmounted by a wreath; inscription center right.
Credit Line
Gift of Elihu Root, Jr.
Object Number
1943.129
Marks
engraved: center right: "El H. Concejo Provincial del Callao/ en nombre del pueblo que representa/ al Ilustre Ciudadano Secretario de Estado/ de la Gran Republica Americana/ Exemo Sr. Elihu Root/ con motivo de su visita al Peru/ Callao Stbre. de 1906"
Gallery Label
This was presented to Elihu Root in 1906, on the occasion of his visit to Peru, by the Students of the Naval School at Callao.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
George Washington (1732-1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), and Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885)
Title
George Washington (1732-1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), and Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885)
Object name
Framed plaque
Date
1872
Medium
Copper alloy, wood, metal, and glass
Dimensions
Overall: 18 1/8 x 16 1/4 x 2 in. ( 46 x 41.3 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Framed oval plaque with copper bas-relief medallion portraits of George Washington (1732-1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), and Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885) on brown velvet in brass medallions on a steel plate engraved, "IN GOD WE/ TRUST/ THE/ Union must and shall be preserved./ THE/ PEOPLES/ CHOICE/ ELECTED/ 1868/ NOV.R 3RD/ 'LOVE & TEARS FOR THE BLUE'/ 'TEARS AND LOVE FOR THE GRAY'/ 'LET US HAVE PEACE;'"in wooden frame and matte, matte has Renaissance Revial type carving in the four corners; black painted accent on the frame.
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
1926.11
Marks
inscribed: "IN GOD WE TRUST THE Union must and shall be preserved. THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE ELECTED 1869 Nov. 3rd 'LET US HAVE PEACE'."
inscribed: on back of frame in pencil: "#362" [old N-YHS cat. #]
engraved: on proper right front: "Issued by the Norris Engraving & Pub Co. Paterson New Jersey"
engraved: on proper left front: "Copyright secured according to Acts of Congress by R. H. Norris Oct 20'68 & Sept 6'72"
Gallery Label
This plaque was issued following the election of Ulysses S. Grant and Schyler Colfax in 1868. The sentiment of the plaque expresses the desire of unity after the end of the Civil War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque
Object name
Plaque
Date
ca. 1865
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( 0.3 x 11.7 x 11.7 cm )
Description
Silver quatrefoil plaque (in the shape of a leaf with four leaflets) covered with engraved lists of names and central message; four square holes punched at tip of each leaflet to fasten plate to surface.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. J. L. Edwards
Object Number
1951.84
Marks
engraved: on plaque, center: "PRESENTED TO/Col. J. J. Morrison./16th New York Artillery/by the following/OFFICERS OF HIS COMMAND./January 1st 1865."
engraved: on first leaflet: "T. J. STRONG Lieut. Col./F. W. Prince Major./C. E. Pearce Major./J. C. Hicks Major./J. L. Dodge Surgeon./H. F. Scheblindruessler, Chaplain."
engraved: on second leaflet: "Captains/J. L. Green Co. B./A. Holms .. D./M. F. Sheppard .. G./M. Laughlin .. L./H. W. Fowler Co. C./O. W. Beach .. E./H. W. Peals .. I./W. R. Hedges. M."
engraved: on third leaflet: "1st Lieutenants./F. H. Lawrence Co. C./N. S. Kenyon .. I./J. Smart .. K./A. Marqui[illeg.] .. L./A. M. C. Smith .. I./C. C. Caswell Co. D./L. Washburn .. I./J. L. Dudley .. L./C. M. Whiteside .. M./H. H. Oley .. F."
engraved: on fourth leaflet: "2nd Lieutenants./C. Blomberg Co. D./F. A. Stoughton .. I./F. Upham .. L./J. H. Barker .. M./B. F. Davis Co. D./J. J. Potter .. L./E. M. Clayton .. M./John McNally/Sutler."
Gallery Label
This plaque was found on the back of the frame for 1951.85, a U.S. Artillery flag.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
plaque
Title
plaque
Object name
Plaque commemorating Washington Irving
Date
1890-1910
Medium
Dark green/black patinated bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 36 1/4 x 33 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 92.1 x 84.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Rectangular cast iron plaque with molded egg-and-dart border; bas-relief portrait of Washington Irving at upper center flanked by dates and above inscription.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Alfred Van Santvoord Olcott, Former President of the Hudson River Day Line
Object Number
1949.176
Marks
molded: "1783 1859/ WASHINGTON IRVING/ AN EMINENT AMERICAN WRITER/ WHO LIVED ON THE HUDSON/ LOVED IT AND IMMORTALIZED/ ITS LEGENDS AND ITS HISTORY"
incised: at lower right corner: "V. D. Brenner Sc"
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this plaque was mounted in the Hudson River steamboat "Washington Irving" of the Hudson River Day Line. The designer was Victor B. Brenner (1871-1924), a Russian artist who came to New York in 1890, and the writer of the inscription was Charles W. Eliot. When the ship sank in the Hudson, the plaque was salvaged by divers.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
William Axtell De Peyster and Mary Beekman De Peyster Memorial
Title
William Axtell De Peyster and Mary Beekman De Peyster Memorial
Object name
Bas-relief plaque
Date
1911-1915
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 43 x 31 x 1 in. ( 109.2 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Cast brass plaque with peaked top and straight edged border with molded side; medallion at top center with cross with circle at intersection of lines; relief inscription.
Credit Line
Gift from an unidentified source
Object Number
INV.15050
Marks
in relief: "A MEMORIAL/TO/ WILLIAM AXTELL DE PEYSTER/AND/ MARY BEEKMAN DE PEYSTER/ ERECTED/ BY THEIR DAUGHTERS/ CATHERINE AUGUSTA DE PEYSTER/CORNELIA BEEKMAN DE PEYSTER/ELIZABETH VAN RENSSELAER DE PEYSTER"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque:..July 12, 1812, Down; Paris, St. Germain...
Title
Plaque:..July 12, 1812, Down; Paris, St. Germain...
Object name
Plaque
Date
1892
Medium
Brass, cardboard, wood, glass
Dimensions
framed: 12 5/8 x 10 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 32.1 x 27.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description
Brass plaque inscribed on obverse with date of July 12, 1892, a list of French cities and towns between Paris and Trouville with a departure time indicated to the right of each name, and "140 MILES IN 10.40" at bottom; return trip from Trouville to Paris is charted on reverse with arrival time at each stop indicated; inset (with both sides visible) in off-white cardboad mat with black painted wooden frame.
Object Number
INV.7865
Marks
engraved: on obverse: "JULY 12TH 1892 / DOWN / PARIS / DEPARTURE / PARIS 6 AM / ST GERMAIN 7.12 / VAUX 7.58 / MANTES 9 / [etc.]"
engraved: on reverse: "UP / ARRIVED / TROUVILLE / PONT l'EVEQUE 4.18 1/2 / BONNEVILLE 3.40 / LIEURY 2.30 / [etc.]"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque from piano at the Collegiate Dutch Church
Object name
Plaque from piano at the Collegiate Dutch Church
Date
1888
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 1 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Flat silver rectangular plaque with cut corners and holes in each corner; engraved: "Presented to/HOME INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NO. 9/by the/HAPPY HOUR ASSOCIATION./of the/COLLEGIATE DUTCH CHURCH./Fifth Ave & 29th St./December 4th 1888."
Credit Line
Gift of Morris Curtis, May 5, 1948
Object Number
INV.3361b
Marks
engraved: "Presented to/HOME INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NO. 9./by the/HAPPY HOUR ASSOCIATION./of the/COLLEGIATE DUTCH CHURCH./Fifth Ave. & 29th St./December 4th, 1888."
Gallery Label
According to a note found with the plaque, it came off a piano at the Collegiate Dutch Church.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque: ...Gen.Grant / Henry Wilson ...1872
Title
Plaque: ...Gen.Grant / Henry Wilson ...1872
Object name
Plaque
Date
ca. 1872
Medium
Metal, cardboard, velvet, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 10 x 3/4 in. ( 30.5 x 25.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description
Engraved oval sheet metal plaque commemorating presidential nomination of Ulysses S. Grant in 1872; with gold painted, hollow cast metal profile busts of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln mounted on black velvet in two small oval windows in upper half of plaque and similar busts of Grant and his running mate, Henry Wilson, in two larger oval windows in lower half of plaque; cardboard backing.
Object Number
INV.7502
Marks
engraved: on obverse: "IN GOD IS / OUR / STRENGTH / FIRST IN WAR, / FIRST IN PEACE / & First in the hearts of his Countrymen / UNANIMOUSLY / NOMINATED AT PHILADELPHIA, / JUNE 6TH, / 1872 / AS WE DID IN '68 SO WE WILL IN '72 / Cheers for our Army and Navy / Cheers for our Red White & Blue / GEN' GRANT NEVER HAS BEEN DEFEATED / AND HE / NEVER WILL BE / Horace Greeley / Norris Eng Pub. Co. Paterson New Jersey / Copyright secured August 26th[?] 1872" with "LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE" inscribed around portrait of Washington, "EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL MEN" inscribed around portrait of Lincoln, "FOR PRESIDENT. / ULYSSES S. GRANT. / OF ILLINOIS" inscribed around portrait of Grant, and "VICE-PRESIDENT. / HENRY WILSON. / OF MASSACHU" inscribed around portrait of Wilson
Gallery Label
Ulysses S. Grant was elected to his second term as president in 1872.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
