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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Foot warmer
Object Number:
1938.236
Date:
1850-1918
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 8 in. ( 9.5 x 22.2 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
written: "foot warmer/from/St. John's Church - 1918/Varick St/N. Y. City/Rec. from wreckers/ - "
Description:
Sheet iron foot warmer with sliding drawer that functions as an oil reservoir and wick holder; rectangular, box-shaped foot warmer decorated with pattern of pierced holes and marbleized painting.
Gallery Label:
This foot warmer was given to the donor by wreckers who demolished St. John's Church on Varick Street in 1918. The warmer may have originally had a fabric cover.
Credit Line:
Gift of Philip Corell
Provenance:
LC-17; far view
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
