[Catalog entry no. 176:] Gold snuff box of Maj. Gen. von Steuben, presented by The City of New York. Made by Samuel Johnson, New York, circa 1780. [Catalog entry no. 177:] Gold watch, chain and fob seal of Maj. Gen. Baron von Steuben. Bourdillon and Bernier, Geneva, circa 1750.
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[Catalog entry no. 176:] Gold snuff box of Maj. Gen. von Steuben, presented by The City of New York. Made by Samuel Johnson, New York, circa 1780. [Catalog entry no. 177:] Gold watch, chain and fob seal of Maj. Gen. Baron von Steuben. Bourdillon and Bernier, Geneva, circa 1750.
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Print Collection portrait file
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Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben
The important collection of Baron von Steuben relics including his portrait by Ralph Earle snuff box engraved by Maverick, watch and chain, uniform, sword, etc. Also The private papers of the North Family including historically important autograph material relating to The American Revolution.
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1929
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Subjects
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 -- Associated objects
Relics
Clocks & watches
Chains
Snuff boxes and bottles
Watch fobs
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Notes
Content: Published by American Art Association, Inc, New York, 1929.
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Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): df11d4d0-c5ab-012f-365d-58d385a7bc34
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1929
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "[Catalog entry no. 176:] Gold snuff box of Maj. Gen. von Steuben, presented by The City of New York. Made by Samuel Johnson, New York, circa 1780. [Catalog entry no. 177:] Gold watch, chain and fob seal of Maj. Gen. Baron von Steuben. Bourdillon and Bernier, Geneva, circa 1750." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1929. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df11d4d0-c5ab-012f-365d-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1929). [Catalog entry no. 176:] Gold snuff box of Maj. Gen. von Steuben, presented by The City of New York. Made by Samuel Johnson, New York, circa 1780. [Catalog entry no. 177:] Gold watch, chain and fob seal of Maj. Gen. Baron von Steuben. Bourdillon and Bernier, Geneva, circa 1750. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df11d4d0-c5ab-012f-365d-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "[Catalog entry no. 176:] Gold snuff box of Maj. Gen. von Steuben, presented by The City of New York. Made by Samuel Johnson, New York, circa 1780. [Catalog entry no. 177:] Gold watch, chain and fob seal of Maj. Gen. Baron von Steuben. Bourdillon and Bernier, Geneva, circa 1750." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df11d4d0-c5ab-012f-365d-58d385a7bc34
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