Our office has a list of abandoned properties left in museums, historical societies, zoological gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens, arboreta and other such institutions. These items are listed on our website for 180 days. If no one comes forward to prove ownership to the property prior to or within 30 days after the listing, the museum acquires title to the property.
We also list military awards, medals or decorations found among the contents of abandoned safe deposit boxes. Military items are held by the Division of Military and Naval Affairs. These items remain on our website until they are claimed. Contact the Division of Military and Naval Affairs to claim an item.
Instructions for reporting these items to the Office of Unclaimed Funds can be found in the Handbook for Reporters of Unclaimed Funds.
If you have questions about items on the list, please contact the Office of Unclaimed Funds.
| Record # | Property Description | Acquisition Date | Property Owner Name | Property Owner Address | Property Held By | Date Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three (3) World War I medals.
| Lot # (96) - 347 | Carrie & Salvatore Mormon | N/A | NYS Military Museum 61 Lake Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | 03/02/12 |
| 2 | One (1) World War I medal. Great War for Civilization – St Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne with a rainbow ribbon | Lot # (92) - 422 | Biagio Gumina | N/A | NYS Military Museum 61 Lake Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | 03/12/12 |
| 3 |
| 4/9/1999 | Dominick & Ester Columbetti | Unknown | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 02/19/25 |
| 4 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, The Chief’s Prophecy | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 5 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, Constitutional Convention Ends, 1787 | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 6 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, Washington Boards English Warship to Arrange Surrender of New York City, May 8, 1783 | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 7 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, Washington – The Man of Business (Inspecting His Grain) | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 8 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, Generals Washington and Knox and Visions of West Point | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 9 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, George Washington Meeting with Lafayette | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 10 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, Washington at Bruton Parish Church | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 11 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, George Washington Resigning Commission | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 12 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, Washington Leaving Mt. Vernon for the First Continental Congress | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 13 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, George Washington the Young Surveyor | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 14 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, Paul Revere | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 15 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, Washington and Henry Knox Bringing Cannons | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 16 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, Washington and Group Selecting a Spot for the Capitol | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| 17 | Painting by Henry Hintermeister, Untitled [Uncle Sam] | 1960 | Henry Hintermeister | 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 | Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 | 07/9/25 |
| H0001.1950L | Thirteen-star flag (originally loaned by Gordon Matraw) | 1950 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| H0007.1937L | Beaded black taffeta umbrella (originally loaned by Elizabeth Harding) | 1937 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| H0009.1937L | Brown silk parasol with black beadwork (originally loaned by Elizabeth Harding) | 1937 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| H0036.1937L | Domed pine trunk covered with leather, decorated with brass tacks (originally loaned by Elizabeth Harding) | 1937 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| H0001.1956L(01-02) | China bread and milk set with gold trim; pitcher has an image of Fort Ticonderoga's main entrance and bowl has an image of Roger's Rock Hotel and Slide, Lake George, NY. (originally loaned by John McCaughin) | 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| H0005.1933L(01-02) | Pair of carte-de-visite photographs (originally loaned by Belle Atwood Wright) | 1933 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| H0008.1934L | Pair of antique eyeglasses (originally loaned by Forest B. Wood) | 1934 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| H0009.1934L | Pocketwatch engraved with hunting imagery: a dog chasing a fox inside the back, hunt horns with a stag's head and crossed firearms on the outer back, and a dog holding down a rabbit on the front (originally loaned by Forest B. Wood) | 1934 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| H0010.1934L | .58 caliber lead minie ball (originally loaned by Forest B. Wood) | 1934 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| H0002.1929L | Lord Howe stone and case | 1929 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| N0054.1976 | Baby's undershirt of white cotton | pre-1976 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| H0021.1956L | Portrait of the Honorable Chester McLaughlin | 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| N0010.1976 | Portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt | pre-1976 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| N0011.1976 | Portrait of Herbert Lehman | pre-1976 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |
| F0299.1989 | Spinning wheel bathead | pre-1989 | Unknown | Unknown | Fenimore Art Museum & Fenimore Farm and Country Village 5798 SH 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326 | 11/13/2025 |