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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Luce Center
Cosmetic Jar
Object Number:
2002.1.435
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
2 1/2 x 3 in. diameter
Description:
This ceramic cosmetic jar has a black design on the lid and the words "Pure Ox Marrow/ Prepared by/ Phalon/ Perfumer and Distiller/ 517 Broadway/ St. Nicholas Hotel/ New York". The body of the jar has a scence of cows by a mill steam with a waterwheel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
