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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Engine part on wood stand
Object Number:
1941.873
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 2 1/4 in. ( 12.7 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on lid: "TRANSPORT/1874"
Description:
Urn-shaped brass oil cup; finial and molded edge on lid; molded edge and fluting on body and foot or base.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
