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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2 buttons on docu
Object Number:
INV.4668a
Date:
1923
Medium:
Metal, ribbon
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Circular metal badge suspended by a red and black ribbon with a metal bar; "1898 1923/Newton/25th ANNIVERSARY/SIGILLVM ACADEMIAE HARVARDIANAE IN NOV. ANG/CHRISTO ET ECCLESIAE/VE RI/TAS"; relief of shield.
Gallery Label:
This badge belonged to F. Maurice Newton, a Harvard Alumnus.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
