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
Covered dish: chicken on basket
Object name
Covered dish: chicken on basket
Date
1880-1910
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. ( 12.7 x 13.3 x 10.5 cm )
Description
Opaque white pressed glass covered dish in the form of a hen sitting on a basket. Flat lid with hen finial and basket-shaped oblong dish with upright rope-turned handles and basket-weave decoration. Underside of base has basketweave with cross in center.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.756ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
