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
Fire helmet frontpiece: 24
Object Number:
INV.9046
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 10.5 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "WILSON"
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "[JAC]KSON / 24 / R. . .W"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; large, gold(?) painted "24" appliquéd with decorative stitching at center; red painted leather banner appliquéd at top with "[JAC]KSON" in applied, gold painted lettering; "R. . .W" in applied lettering at bottom.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
