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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Envelopes
Object Number:
INV.4282a-e
Date:
1941-1955
Medium:
Paper, plastic
Dimensions:
largest: 4 x 15 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 38.7 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
painted: a: "COMMUNICATIONS/NEW YORK"
painted: b: "A.W.S. RESCUE/NEW YORK"
painted: c: "AIR WARDEN/NEW YORK"
painted: d: "TAXI CORPS/NEW YORK"
painted: e: "MESSENGER/NEW YORK"
Description:
Folding envelope in three sections; front painted with two red half-circles inside white triangle, which is surrounded by blue circle and white lettering.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
