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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Patch box
Object Number:
1978.56ab
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: twice on the interior of the cover and twice on the interior base: "I H" in a rectangle
Description:
Seamed silver patch box; circular body with straight sides; molded band applied around the base; circular cover with an applied molded band around the edge; cover engraved with an unidentified crest, an arm holding a sword; maker's mark stamped twice on the interior of the cover and twice on the interior base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert T. and Sandra A. Trump
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
