Burr Collection

Goosegrass fruits, SEM
Goosegrass fruits. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the hooked fruits of a goosegrass plant (Galium aparine)

Burr Oak tree in street

Cuban Headquarters at Daiquiri, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Cuban Headquarters at Daiquiri, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). On 22 June 1898, American and Cuban troops attacked Spanish troops stationed at the small village of Daiquiri near Santiago de

Scene after Rough Riders Battle, June 24th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899)
Scene after " Rough Riders" Battle, June 24th, Spanish-American War, Cuba, 1898, (1899). In the foreground are the bodies of Sergeant Hamilton Fish

Cuban Soldiers (?)... June 23rd, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Cuban Soldiers (?) beside Ruins of Roundhouse, Morning of June 23rd, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). A group of men posing in front of steam locomotives

Walnut circular table from a furniture showroom catalogue. Available with Curl cut and Burr cut as number 693 and number 697, respectively. Date: 1940s

Seeds That Travel (oil on board)
WGH90804 Seeds That Travel (oil on board) by Tarrant, Percy (1855-1934); Private Collection; © Walker Galleries, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK; English, out of copyright

Sampler, North Carolina, 1836. Creator: Mary S. Burr
Sampler, North Carolina, 1836. Mary Burr Her Work Aged 12 Years 1836; My Mother Taught Me This Needle Work To Do

Aaron Burr, 3rd Vice President of the United States (1801-1805)
Engraving of Aaron Burr (1756-1836)Engraved and published in the Story a Great Nation by John Gilmary Shea and edited in New York by Gay Brothers & Company in 1884.Digital restoration by

Pair of Flintlock Holster Pistols, Utrecht, c. 1670. Creator: Gerrit Lasonder
Pair of Flintlock Holster Pistols, Utrecht, c. 1670

General Alexander Hamilton (pastel on grey paper)
6040401 General Alexander Hamilton (pastel on grey paper) by Sharples, James (1751-1811); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Not Dated A framed colour drawing on paper)

America - Burrs Forces Parade
Aaron Burr speaks to his men during a parade at Blennerhassett Island, on the Ohio River, in 1806. Date: 1806

Trade Catalogue for surprice spirit tables 1930
Selection of quality 1930s spirit tables made from fumed oak in a jacobean style and polished burr walnut, fitted with the finest English cut glass set. 1930

Duel between Burr and Hamilton, illustration from Cassells History of the United States
3787294 Duel between Burr and Hamilton, illustration from Cassells History of the United States published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin

Duel between Burr and Hamilton (litho)
3622794 Duel between Burr and Hamilton (litho) by Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duel between Burr and Hamilton)

Sweet Chestnut, engraved by A. Hse (colour litho)
STC172344 Sweet Chestnut, engraved by A. Hse (colour litho) by Kautsky, Johann (1827-96) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Czech, out of copyright

The Three Eldest Children of King Charles I (w / c on ivory)
dog, metal, stuart, costume, princes, princess of orange, duke of york, rulers, eldest, princess, spaniels, royal, spaniel, great britain, dogs, child, wood, royalty, england, burr, britain, british

London Plane, engraved by Bannwarth (colour litho)
STC172345 London Plane, engraved by Bannwarth (colour litho) by Kautsky, Johann (1827-96); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Czech, out of copyright

Detail of a George III Tallboy (inlaid burr-elm)
871632 Detail of a George III Tallboy (inlaid burr-elm) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Fruitwood armchair with high back described as a Mendlesham chair, c
2972984 Fruitwood armchair with high back described as a Mendlesham chair, c.1830 (fruitwood) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; eGeffrye Museum; English

Theodosia Burr (Mrs. Joseph Alston, 1783-1813), 1802. Oil on canvas
1249200 Theodosia Burr (Mrs. Joseph Alston, 1783-1813), 1802. Oil on canvas by Vanderlyn, John (1775-1852); 55.9x47.6 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Tree from which Captain Paget... Saw... San Juan Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)
Tree from which Captain Paget...Saw...San Juan Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Tree from which Captain Paget and Other Foreigners as well as Several Correspondents

Come Five! Come Seven!, Spanish-American War, 18 June 1898, (1899). Creator
" Come Five! Come Seven!", Spanish-American War, 18 June 1898, (1899). American fighters playing dice on board ship, bound for Cuba

Prisoners Released, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Prisoners Released, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Troopships at Port Tampa, Florida, USA, preparing to leave for Cuba

Rio Grande Backing Out, Spanish-American War, 12 June 1898, (1899). Creator
" Rio Grande" Backing Out, Spanish-American War, 12 June 1898, (1899). American soldiers leaving Port Tampa, Florida, USA, on their way to Cuba

At the Dock, June 10th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
At the Dock, June 10th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899). Ships in the harbour at Port Tampa, Florida, USA. They were taking American troops to Cuba

The Last Photograph of Sergeant Willie Tiffany, Spanish-American War
The Last Photograph of Sergeant " Willie" Tiffany, Spanish-American War, 12 June 1898, (1899)....Tiffany, Going Abroad the " Matteawan", Sunday Afternoon, June 12th

The Cherokee : in the Bay, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator
The " Cherokee" : in the Bay, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). US troopship taking soldiers to Cuba from Port Tampa, Florida, USA

On the Way from Battlefield of 1st and 10th to Rough Riders Scene of Conflict
On the Way from Battlefield of 1st and 10th to " Rough Riders" Scene of Conflict, over the Mountains, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)

Matteawan Docking, Afternoon of June 9th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899)
" Matteawan" Docking, Afternoon of June 9th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899). American soldiers aboard a troopship at Port Tampa, Florida, USA

Conference After Rough Riders Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)
Conference After " Rough Riders" Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). American military personnel and war correspondents: journalist Richard Harding Davis (lying down)

Graduates of 98, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Graduates of 98, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). US Army soldiers Lieutenant C. W. Exton, (20th Infantry), Cralle, Davis and Lafferty at Tampa Bay, Florida, USA

Our Foreign Guests, Spanish-American War, 8 June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Our Foreign Guests, Spanish-American War, 8 June 1898, (1899). Men off to fight in Cuba, ...photographed shortly after our arrival at Port Tampa [Florida, USA] on the morning of the 8th

General Lawton Learning from Cuban Officers... June 30th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899)
General Lawton Learning from Cuban Officers...June 30th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899). General Lawton Learning from Cuban Officers How El Caney Could (Not)

Last Photograph of Sergeant Hamilton Fish, taken Alive, Friday, June 10th, 1898, (1899)
Last Photograph of Sergeant Hamilton Fish, taken Alive, Friday, June 10th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899). American soldier Hamilton Fish II (1873-1898)

Arrival at Port Tampa, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Arrival at Port Tampa, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). General William Rufus Shafter (1835-1906) and his aide-de-camp Lieutenant John Miley (1862-1899) of the US Army at Port Tampa, Florida

Army and Navy Building, June 4th, 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Army and Navy Building, June 4th, 1898, (1899). Headquarters of the Department of State and the Army and Navy, Washington DC, USA

St. Paul in Bay, firing over Top of Hill... June 24th, Spanish-American War
" St. Paul" in Bay, firing over Top of Hill, during " Rough Riders" Fight, June 24th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899)

13th Infantry after Drill, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
13th Infantry after Drill, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). American troops at Port Tampa, Florida, USA, waiting to leave for Cuba: one of the companies just after the semi-daily exercise

Lieutenant Day, K Troop Rough Riders... Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)
Lieutenant Day, K Troop " Rough Riders" : in Camp after Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Soldier of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry in Cuba

16th Infantry Embarking, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
16th Infantry Embarking, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). US Army soldiers going on board a ship at Port Tampa, Florida, USA

Troopships at Port Tampa, Florida, USA, Spanish-American War, 10 June 1898, (1899). Ships preparing to leave for Cuba. The mules

Daiquiri, Wednesday June 22nd, 4. 30 P. M. Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)
Daiquiri, Wednesday June 22nd, 4.30 P.M. Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). On 22 June 1898, some 16, 000 American troops under US Navy Admiral William T

Creelman, just after Dismounting from Horse... Spanish-American War, 4 July 1898, (1899). Creelman, just after Dismounting from Horse which had Carried him from Hospital, Eleven Miles away

Journal Headquarters, Daiquiri, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)
" Journal" Headquarters, Daiquiri, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). On 22 June 1898, American troops landed at the small village of Daiquiri near Santiago de Cuba

Lieutenant Lewis Reenlisting Thomas Dixon, Spanish-American War, 19 June 1898, (1899). American soldiers on board ship, bound for Cuba: I saw Lieutenant Lewis reading from a paper

Rough Riders, Spanish-American War, 12 June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Rough Riders, Spanish-American War, 12 June 1898, (1899). Soldiers of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, known as the Rough Riders, preparing to leave for Cuba from Port Tampa, Florida, USA

13th Infantry at Breakfast, Spanish-American War, 11 June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
13th Infantry at Breakfast, Spanish-American War, 11 June 1898, (1899). American troops at Port Tampa, Florida, USA, waiting to leave for Cuba

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"Burr: A Captivating Collection of History, Art, and Nature" Delicate Goosegrass fruits cling to clothing like tiny burrs, reminding us of nature's tenacity. The intricate patterns on the walnut circular table resemble the spiraling tendrils of burrs found in the wild. Burr McIntosh captures a pivotal moment in history with his photograph of the Cuban Headquarters at Daiquiri during the Spanish-American War in June 1898. In another powerful image by Burr McIntosh, we witness the aftermath of a fierce battle fought by the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War on June 24th, 1898. Through Burr McIntosh's lens, we catch a glimpse of brave Cuban soldiers amidst the chaos and uncertainty that engulfed them during June 1898's Spanish-American War. A miniature trepanation tool from Mondi's ancient treatise on anatomy reminds us how far medical science has come since its inception in the 14th century. "Seeds That Travel" is an oil painting that explores how burrs serve as nature's ingenious method for seed dispersal across vast distances. Mary S. Burr skillfully crafted a sampler in North Carolina back in 1836, showcasing her talent and dedication to needlework artistry. Aaron Burr may be best known as America's third Vice President (1801-1805), but his legacy extends beyond politics into other realms of influence and intrigue. Gerrit Lasonder's meticulously crafted pair of flintlock holster pistols from Utrecht around c. 1670 exemplify both beauty and functionality within historical weaponry collections. General Alexander Hamilton comes alive through a pastel portrait on grey paper - an artistic tribute capturing his significance as one half of America’s most famous political rivalry with Aaron Burr. America.