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
Bellows
Object Number:
1944.191
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Brass, leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 6 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 45.7 x 17.1 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden bellows painted yellow with painted floral decoration on front; collapsable leather side panel and brass tip.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the bellows belonged to Judge James S. Grinnell of Greenfield, Ma.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Willett Comstock
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
