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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
Artist/Maker: Unidentified Artist

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Bottle fragment

Bottle fragment
Object name 
Bottle fragment
Date 
1760-1783
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 9.8 cm )
Description 
Colorless shoulder.
Object Number 
INV.5802.45
Gallery Label 
According to an attached label, this fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War site in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The label did not identify the site.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.