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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Teaspoon
Object Number:
1971.32
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 3/8 x 1 in. ( 15.2 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "HOWE & GUI[ON]" in rectangle, and two pseudohallmarks: an eagle and a star both within circles.
Description:
Silver teaspoon with pointed oval bowl, flared shoulder, fiddle handle with downturned end, and tapered drop; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
