Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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A Beekman Family Coat-of-Arms
Object Number:
1954.15a
Date:
after 1855
Medium:
Pastel on thin board
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. ( 24.4 x 23.2 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: verso, lower left: "Exposition Universelle de 1855 / Mention Honorable, etc."
Inscriptions:
Banner in escutcheon inscribed in yellow pastel: "MENS CONSCIA RECTI"; stamp on verso notes that board was especially made for pastel and won honorable mention at the Exposition Universelle in Paris: P.L. Brevete
Description:
Heraldry
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Fenwick Beekman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
