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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Pocket bottle
Object Number:
1942.503
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 11.7 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Amethyst blown lead glass pocket bottle faintly pattern molded with rows of about twenty-four diamonds; flattened ovoid body and cylindrical neck; pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
