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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Toy salt
Object Number:
Z.449
Date:
1845-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass toy salt; rectangular form; sides decorated with band of swags and stars; base has impressed star; four feet formed from shells.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
