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
SAVE/GANSEVOORT/ MARKET
Object Number:
2008.9.5
Date:
2003
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall (pin): 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Description:
"SAVE/GANSEVOORT/ MARKET." Red letters and shield outline on white.
Gallery Label:
In 2003, New York City designated Gansevoort Market district a Historic Preservation District. The designation culminated a 3-year campaign by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. The Gansevoort Market district is also called the Meat Packing district.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
