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
Bale seal
Object name
Bale seal
Date
1700-1850
Medium
Lead
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description
Lead seal; stamped dolphin on front and number on back.
Object Number
INV.6288.24
Marks
stamped: back: "16"
Gallery Label
According to an attached label, this fragment was found at Maspeth in Queens, New York City. The label gave a date of July, 1929, but did not say whether the object was found on that date, or donated to the Society on that date.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
