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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William Livingston (1723-1790): Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2431
Date:
c. 1786-1790
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, with black ink laid on leather
Dimensions:
image height: 2 1/8 in. ( 5.4 cm )
Overall: 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 7.3 x 6 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on front: "William Livingston"
embossed: on front: "PEALE'S MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at right vertically in brown ink: "William Livingston"; embossed at lower center: "PEALES MUSEUM"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper with black textile underlay and leather backing; details in ink on margins of cut-out.
Gallery Label:
William Livingston was the first governor of the state of New Jersey and served in that office from 1776 to 1790.
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
