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
Pen
Object Number:
2002.1.3686
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
2 x 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
A tiny brass colored metal champagne bottle shaped mechanical pencil with a gold painted neck and an embossed metal label with a white background that reads "Bergdorf/ Goodman". The bottom is pulled causing a pencil lead holder to extrude from the top. A loop on the bottom indicates that it was to be worn as a pendant.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
