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
Central Falls
Object Number:
2007.6.179
Date:
ca. 1960-1980
Medium:
Cardboard, ink, and striker
Dimensions:
outer box: 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 25 in. (5.7 x 3.2 x 63.5 cm)
inner box: 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in. (5.7 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm)
Description:
Cardboard matchbox with inner and outer box; this skillet type is printed on the outer box with burgundy background and black, blue and gold metallic; "CENTRAL FALLS / BAR . RESTAURANT. GALLERY" is printed on the front; "CENTRAL FALLS / 478 West Broadway . New York, NY 10012 (212)475-3333" is printed on the reverse; printed on the manumark "ADMATCH CORP. / NEW YORK / PRODUCT / OF JAPAN".
Credit Line:
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
