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
Sampler
Object Number:
1933.29
Date:
1833
Medium:
Linen, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. ( 43.8 x 42.5 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: bottom left, in green and black floss: "Margaret Cobourn/Knocknagor Female School/October 25th 1833"
Description:
Vertical rectangular linen sampler with various colors of wool stitching; alphabet across top, two maxims at center; inscription and designs at bottom; stitches include cross, straight.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Edmund B. Child
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
