Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
Date:
ca. 1630
Object Number:
1885.5
Medium:
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Box
Object Number:
Z.1688ab
Date:
1830-1870
Medium:
Vegetable
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
Nadelman collection lable inside
Description:
Delicate turned and carved vegetable ivory thimble case with threaded lid, in the form of an acorn.
Provenance:
Nadelman collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
