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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Plaque: commerandum, Samuel De Champlain
Object Number:
1970.67
Date:
ca.1970
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 10 x 3/8 in. ( 38.1 x 25.4 x 1 cm )
Marks:
printed: "Souvenir of the/ CHAMPLAIN/ Quatercentennary"; "1570-1970"; "Souvenir du/ Quatrieme Centenaire/ de CHAMPLAIN"
printed: other information about Champlain
printed: on paper affixed to reverse: more information about Champlain.
Description:
Plaque commemorating Champlain's founding of Canada; stained plywood body printed in blue and white with inscriptions relating to Champlain and with central image of Champlain standing above ship and town; paper taped to reverse with printed information relating to Champlain and Canada.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the donor was the president of the National Samuel de Champlain Institute, located in Quebec City.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Georges Boulanger
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
