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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tea infuser
Object Number:
1988.60
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 2 in. ( 5.1 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the bezel: "W & H STERLING 41"
Description:
Cast and wrought silver tea infuser; globular body with two cut work foliate scroll bands around the center; paisley perforations in two rings around the top and bottom of the body; hinged in the center; chain with a ring terminal attached to the top; makers' marks stamped on the bezel.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
