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
Flag
Object Number:
Z.1139
Date:
ca. 1864
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 31 x 41 in. ( 78.7 x 104.1 cm )
Description:
Printed silk flag of the United States of America with 36 stars in the canton; printed in red and blue on a white ground.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
