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
Model of display case in box
Object Number:
INV.10815
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Wood, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 11 x 9 in. ( 7.6 x 27.9 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on box cover: "MODEL OF FIXTURE/Return in ORIGONAL (sic) CONTAINER/TO-/J.H. HOFFHEIMER/260 West End Ave/New York 23 N.Y/Value $20.00"
handwritten in chalk: on model: various instructions, including "Finish in flat watercolor"
Description:
Cardboard box containing model and instructions for case for miniature rooms.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Jerome Hoffheimer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
