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
Door plate
Object name
Door plate
Medium
Brass, silver plate, black pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/2 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 19.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description
Rectangular with molded blackened, engraved letters on front; two points on back.
Object Number
INV.800
Marks
engraved: on front: "S. B. HARPER"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
