Blue and silver pen engraved with "THE WHITE HOUSE" and signed.

Red granite urn with lid. Illegible, faded labels on base.

Hand-hammered dish with coat of arms at top and unidentified maker's mark at bottom.

Presentation box marked "JOHN SCOTT MEDAL GEORGE H. SHULL." For M-P53-3a.

Missing as of 1996. A.k.a. Arthur Wellesley. After sculpture by Sebastian Gahagan.

This is a common alarm clock which has been modified through the addition of three paper scales. The original face is marked, "Jerome and Co." One of the paper scales is marked, "Pat. App. for." (Robert P. Multhauf, Catalogue of Instruments and Models, 51) Likely an alarm clock modified to tell time at various longitudes.

A glass jar with wooden top. To the top is attached a geared stirring mechanism and crank through which two sets of paddles projecting within the jar can be caused to turn in opposite directions. (Robert P. Multhauf, "Catalogue of Instruments and Models," 1961).

Late Roman or Early Christian lamp with a handle. The lamp is mold-made of reddish-brown material. On the top is a Latin cross. There are four air holes, one in each of the cross arms. The band has two multiple arc motifs on each side, plus a palmette toward the nozzle. The upper face of the handle has two inscribed lines. The nozzle has a small air-filling hole in addition to the wick hole. The bottom of the lamp is inscribed with a palmette-in-lozenge motif, with ringed dots at the ends of the lozenges. Label: "Picked up in Herculaneum 1830 by my wife Caroline E. G. Peale." There is also some hand-written inked text on the lamp itself, highly faded and partially covered by the pasted label.

Peacock facing right, holding a tree branch in its claw. Black border along all four sides. From the House of the Boat of Psyches, Daphne, near ancient city of Antioch (in present day Turkey). Excavated in 1934, under the leadership of Princeton University archaeologists.

Round wooden container with red wax seal with Caduceus symbol in center. Around perimeter: "Societas chirurgi civita." Two greenish ribbons are attached to both sides of the seal. Tape with "1958 2229 me" on reverse.

Ring with long, emerald-cut yellow topaz in gold setting. Included envelope states: "Topaz ring once owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Matilda Patterson Harris, daughter of Robert M. Patterson, wife of Dr. William Harris. Gift of her great-granddaughter, Dorothy C. Harris."

Round mirror in square wooden frame with brass screws at top and bottom, brass knob on top.

Cast bronze bust of Dante. Inscription "Dantes" on front along shoulders. Red marble base.

Metal figurine of standing figure with cane. Attached to circular base, which is inscribed "VOLTAIRE."

Dark wooden cane with metal tip and staghorn or bone handle. Wood is knobby throughout length. Top of cane has shaped plaque inscribed "M. Burrough."

Smaller than life-sized terra cotta bust of a man wearing a wig and a jacket and ruffled-front shirt. Bust is painted black and mounted on a short wooden base. Tentatively identified as James Madison, serving as Giuseppe Franzoni's model for the Madison Indian peace medals. Previously identified as Benjamin Rush (1896), and Charles Thomas by William Rush (1961).

Oval-framed, profile silhouette, facing right. Subject has long hair or wig, tied back with a ribbon. He wears a neckcloth and ruffle. Unsigned and undated. Pairs with wife, Hannah Hiltzheimer (1975.725.2).

Emblematic painting of American Union. Figure of Hercules astride an arch with thirteen plaques representing the original 13 colonies from north to south. Hercules figure wears skirt of eagle feathers, lion head cap, lion skin and holds a club in left hand. Pennsylvania is at center of arch. Inscribed, lower left: "Marbois Invenit."

Half-length portrait, subject facing forward. Wearing dark suit, white shirt, striped tie. Marked "Greenewalt" on lower right corner.

Glass and Mercury thermometer with fabric strap, fabric case, and metal case. Glass of thermometer is etched with degree lines and the degrees 10 through 240, in ten-degree increments. Also etched "Farenheit." Presented with the papers of Charles M. Wheatley (APS Library).