Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
ca. 1630
1885.5
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
Miniature Smelling Bottle: Spiral Bottom
Object name
Miniature Smelling Bottle: Spiral Bottom
Date
1780-1820
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 9.5 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm )
Description
Colorless blown lead glass smelling bottle; cylindrical wound body (seahorse shape) with applied multiple trailed thread decoration (colorless) crimped into parallel notches, with crimped end; straight finish with fire-polished lip; pontil mark on side.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number
1965.761g
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
