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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Luce Center
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Title
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date
ca. 1825
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 8.3 x 6.7 cm )
Description
N-YHS Museum Collection
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Georgina Schuyler
Object Number
1920.5
Gallery Label
Juliette Noel was married to Pierre Toussaint in 1811. She was the daughter of a nurse in a French family, and Toussaint purchased her freedom when she was fifteen.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
