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
Candlestick: classical revival
Object name
Candlestick: classical revival
Date
1800-1850
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 25.4 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm )
Description
Brass candlestick with square molded base, shouldered stem, and urn-shaped candle socket; metal rod in shaft used to push candle vertically through socket is missing.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes
Object Number
1896.27
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.