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
Porringer
Object name
Porringer
Date
1719
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 x 4 5/8 x 6 in. ( 4.4 x 11.7 x 15.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 4 oz (troy) 9 dwt (138 g)
Description
Wrought and cast silver porringer; circular, shallow bowl, with sides curved-out from a stepped, domed base, and back to an everted lip; cast, applied handle with pierced geometric shapes and scrolls on each side of the joint; engraved on the base, "A/ I *A/ 1719" in block letters; no maker's mark.
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.