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
Parasol: lace w/twisted handle
Object Number:
1947.267
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Silk, lace, wood, bamboo, other wood, ribbon, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 35 x 6 1/2 in. ( 88.9 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: beneath shade, on sliding brass band adjoining spokes: "LYON / MAKER / PATD"
Description:
Parasol with metal ferrule, beige on beige silk damask shade trimmed with ribbon and lace, wooden shaft, and twisted bamboo handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Henry Wood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
