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
Writing desk
Object name
Writing desk
Date
1840
Medium
Wood (probably mahogany), brass, metal, felt, ivory, glass
Dimensions
closed: 8 x 23 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 60.6 x 31.1 cm )
open: 6 1/2 x 24 x 24 5/8 in. ( 16.5 x 61 x 62.5 cm )
Description
Wood writing desk edged and inlaid with brass, flush brass handles on sides, with shaped brass medallion on top; opens into writing surface with hinged surfaces, lined with purple velvet, fitted wood compartments with ivory pull on lid; glass bottle in one compartment.