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
Bell crown cap and shoulder cord
Object name
Bell crown cap and shoulder cord
Date
1820-1840; 1870-1890
Medium
Leather, cord, metal
Dimensions
Part (cap): 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (26.7 x 21.6 cm)
Part (cord): 18 x 4 x 2 in. (45.7 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm)
Description
Black leather bell crown cap with metal eagle insignia at center front with plain brass shield attached above; hole for pompon holder pierced in edge of top adjacent to shield; braided white cord draped in front and back, with two tassels suspended at right; missing chin strap; white shoulder cord with two slides and tassels similar to those on hat cord.
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number
1923.91ab
Gallery Label
According to military expert William L. Brown, the cap probably dates from the 1820s or 1830s, while the shoulder cord is probably from the 1870s or later.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
