Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
Date:
ca. 1630
Object Number:
1885.5
Medium:
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
Collection of Knife blades (2)
Object Number:
1906.13ab
Date:
1500-1700
Medium:
Flint
Dimensions:
largest: 3 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Flint knife blades; brown, triangular blades.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these blades were found in 1845 at Flushing in Queens, New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of Meredith Howland
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
