Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
ca. 1866
1921.20
Steel
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A Beekman Family Coat-of-Arms
Title
A Beekman Family Coat-of-Arms
Date
after 1855
Medium
Pastel on thin board
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 11 3/4 in. ( 30.5 x 29.8 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Fenwick Beekman
Object Number
1954.15b
Marks
inscriptions: not signed
Inscriptions
Banner below escutcheon inscribed in white and brown pastel: "MY HOPE ON HIGH."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
