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: 1876 Centennial
Object Number:
INV.7461
Date:
ca. 1876
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 0.3 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "MEMORIAL MEDAL" and "1776"
in relief: on reverse: "STRUCK WITHIN / THE / INTERNATIONAL / EXHIBITION / 1876."
Description:
Souvenir medal with a church depicted on obverse with "MEMORIAL MEDAL" inscribed above and "1776" inscribed below; "STRUCK WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1876." inscribed on reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
