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
Button
Object name
Button
Date
1850-1940
Medium
Possibly steel or marcasite, other metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Circular metal button encircled with 12 faceted cut-steel or marcasite rosettes, with one faceted cut-steel or marcasite half-sphere at the center, with shank on reverse at the center.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number
1940.855
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
