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
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.31
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 11/16 x 1 15/16 in. (4.3 x 4.9 cm)
Description:
Bronze struck six-sided uniface medal showing standing figure of Columbus on ship deck with rigging within central circle. Legend: "CRISTOFORO COLOMBO 1492 * 1893"
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
