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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Pistol
Object Number:
1883.4
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron, silver, flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 5 in. ( 29.2 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Iron and silver flintlock pistol; iron stock with ramrod and pistol flint; thistle trigger; silver oval inlaid on right butt engraved with female figure leaning on sword and holding severed head in other hand; silver oval on left butt engraved with illegible inscription; silver scrolls inlaid into stock top.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this Scottish Highlander pistol was ploughed up at Fort Washington in 1845.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Brandeth
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
