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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Luce Center
Pipe bowl: w/crest
Object Number:
INV.8484
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Porcelain, sheet metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 in. ( 10.2 cm )
Description:
Ovoid porcelain pipe bowl painted with rust colored shield with winged white horse at center; rust scrolls around shield; armor helmet at top, and rearing white winged horse above; hinged sheet metal cover with clasps.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
