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
Fruit bowl
Object name
Fruit bowl
Date
1850-1925
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 6 5/8 in. ( 7.6 x 16.8 cm )
Description
Wrought and cast silver fruit or sweets bowl; deep, bowl shaped body with six lobes; pierced galleried band below the beaded rim; seated on three cast paw feet with scalloped knees; engraved "H" on the front in gothic script; maker's marks on the base.
Object Number
Z.2407
Marks
stamped: on the base: "STERLING" above a helmeted shield and "C1040"
engraved: center front: "H" in gothic script
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
