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
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Jar
Object Number:
1952.268
Date:
1780-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. ( 16.5 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown redware cylindrical jar with collared opening; sgraffito decoration of stylized tulips and flowers with splashes of green under lead glaze.
Gallery Label:
This jar has been attributed to Pennsylvania German potter Georg Hübener (1757-1828) of Montgomery County, who was working from 1785 to 1798.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
