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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Ship's port lantern
Object Number:
1936.671
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Metal, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 9 x 7 1/2 in. ( 36.2 x 22.9 x 19 cm )
Description:
Ship's port lantern with red lens in red-painted sheet metal casing; domed top with cast iron ring handle, triangular back, rounded front protected by two vertical rods, and hinged door in back.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
