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
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1830-1845
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with edge of alternating large scallops and points; in well, small six-petaled flower enclosed by plain ring on waffle ground; pattern of stippled arches with alternating angular or rounded shapes, on interior rim; every other arch with small door at bottom and flower at top (Lee-Rose 285).
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates in loving memory of Howard Masten and Anne Louise Canoune
Object Number
1971.109
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.