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
Toy figurines: pioneer and infantrymen, rural life figures
Object Number:
INV.9184
Date:
1870-1910
Medium:
Sheet metal, paint
Dimensions:
Largest (figure): 2 x 1/2 x 3/8 in. (5.1 x 1.3 x 1 cm)
Description:
Collection of 55 flat, painted sheet metal figures, animals, and scenery including couples dancing, musicians, hunters, cows, and trees, mounted on original cardboard backing.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
