Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Umbrella: blue w/carved horsehead handle
Object Number:
1933.136
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Cotton, wood, paint, plastic, brass, other metal
Dimensions:
closed: 38 x 4 in. ( 96.5 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Umbrella with cast metal ball ornament on top, blue cotton crown, black painted wooden shaft with sliding brass collar, and plastic crook handle molded to resemble a horse's head.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the donor purchased this umbrella at an auction sale in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, years before donating it to the New-York Historical Society in 1933. The accession records indicate that it dates from the early nineteenth century.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. T. O'Connor Sloane
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
