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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Tape measure
Object Number:
INV.8671q
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Metal, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 8 x 6 in. ( 7.6 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Coiled flat metal tape measure tied with string; loop handles at both ends.
Gallery Label:
This tape measure was among the items found in the footlocker of William H. Paine, who served as a Col. with the Army engineers during the Civil War. Paine was responsible for devising systems and tools to better facilitate the surveyor's tasks, including patenting a coiled steel tape measure.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Isidore L. Rosenzweig, in Memory of Bessie and Isidore L. Rosenzweig, 1978
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
