In due time…..when I shall have paid the debt of Nature, my remains will rest here in your midst with those of my kindred and neighbors. It is possible they may be unhonored, neglected, spurned! But, perhaps, years hence …..some wandering stranger, some lone exile may erect over them a humble stone, and thereon, this epitaph, “He was Faithful.”
Jewelry & Personal Accessories
Jewelry & Personal Accessories
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GAME BOARDc. 1850 Round, wooden game board with holes for pegs. |
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GAVELc. 1898 Wooden gavel with inscription on silver plate around the head. |
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EYE GLASSESc. 1860 Gold bow spectacles, worn by Sec. Seward |
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HATc. 1810 White beaver high crown hat made by Trevor in Paris; belonged to Abijah Miller |
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STEREOSCOPEWooden stereoscope with short tapered handle. |
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MAH-JONGGWooden mah-jongg case with 5 drawers. Lid detachable, and is inlaid with Chinese characters. Wooden tile trays with game instructions on bottom. |
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CIGAR LIGHTERc. 1870 White metal, mythological form of "Foo" lion-dog used as a cigar lighter. Acquired by Willam Seward on his trip around the world. |
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TOY WOODEN PIANOc. 1815 Toy wooden piano, used by Lazette and Francis, Judge Elijah Miller's daughters. |
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Dominoesc.1800 28 ivory dominoes in wooden box with slide top. White ivory with black spots. |
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Portable deskEarly 19th century |
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Turkish Nargilehc. 1840 Turkish Hookah Pipe. Comprised of pipe and smoking fixture. Red glass with enamel and gold decoration. Smoking fixture is gilt bronze. Brought from Constantinople in 1840. Seward received this on his 1869 trip to the Middle East. |
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Keys, keys, and more keys!These keys, on display in the servant's stairway, represent only a portion in the Seward House Museum collection! |
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Walking Canes and Sticksc. 1825 - 1865 Located in the stairway are eighteen walking canes and sticks. Canes owned by Judge Elijah Miller and Sec. Wm. H. Seward. Mostly wooden sticks with various heads - gold, ivory, wood. Engraving on some - "Ed to Wm" - "E. Miller" - "To a Patriot from a Friend, 1854." |
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German Paper Theaterc. 1858 Owned by Frances A. Seward, daughter of Secretary William. H. Seward, an 1858 Christmas gift from mother Frances to Fanny. |
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Boston Tea Party Teac. 1840 Glass bottle containing dry tea. Tea taken from Boston Harbor in 1773 during the Boston Tea Party and given to Secretary William. H. Seward. |
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Ornate Gilt Epauletsc. 1838 Pair of ornate gilt epaulets worn by Sec. Wm. H. Seward when Governor of New York 1838-1842. Three silver stars embroidered on gold epaullette plus gilt button with eagle. Heavy, coiled gilt wire fringe and yellow silk lining. |
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State Department Canec. 1861 |
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Confederate Moneyc. 1860s These particular bills, currently kept in storage, were issued by the Confederate States in 1862 and 1864. We have an example of the 50 cent, 2 dollar, 5 dollar, 10 dollar, 20 dollar, and 50 dollar notes. Secretary Seward’s sons, Augustus and Will Jr, were both Union soldiers who could... |
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Lots of Railway Passes!19th Century |
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Japanese Delegation Fanc. 1867 A gift from the Japanese delegation to Ana Seward for her spectacular dinner hosting abilities at William Seward's Washington D.C. home on Lafayette Square. This fan is depicted in an Emanuel Leutze portrait of Seward's daughter-in-law and hostess, Anna. |
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Golden Spike Ringc. 1869 |
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The Bloody Sheet from Seward's Assassination Attemptc. 1865 From Seward's bed on the night of the assassination attempt. Strip of a linen bedsheet showing knife slashes and dried blood droplets. Sheet cut by knife of the assassin on the night of April 14, 1865. |
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Cuban Cigar HumidorObtained by William H. Seward during his trip to Cuba in 1869. Height - 5in Width - 10.25in Depth - 7.5in |
