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
Driving lamp
Title
Driving lamp
Object name
Signal lamp
Date
1880-1910
Medium
Metal, tin, glass, enamel, iron, colored glass
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 9 x 5 1/4 in. ( 27.9 x 22.9 x 13.3 cm )
Description
Black enamel metal kerosene lamp with three level roof, two hinged and latched doors, one with clear glass, the other with red glass, set on round domed base, with iron crack on one side.
Credit Line
Gift of Carey Ratner
Object Number
1956.82
Marks
molded: in base: [?]"Rego"[?]; "DRIVING LAMP"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
