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
Child's plate
Object name
Child's plate
Date
1854-1880
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 19 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate with black transfer-printed image and alphabet inscribed in low relief around brim; central view depicts a five-masted steamship at anchor near a rocky shore; handpainted highlights in overglaze in blue, red, and green.
Object Number
INV.14374
Marks
printed: in black below central view: "THE GREAT EASTERN PAYING OUT/THE CABLE"
printed: on paper label affixed to back: "JAMES & AUDREY/CONNIFF/PERKINSVILLE, VT."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
