Drawing

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

VC.2010.1

Description

Pen and ink drawing of Van Cortlandt family arms; a tilted shield with five star and four windmill blades; a helmet at the top of the shield with a star above; scrolling foliage and flowers surround the shield with a motto below: "VERTUS SIBI MUNUS"; handwritten in ink in bottom right border: Van Cortlandt"; highlights and corrections made with white paint.

Artwork Details

Medium

Mat board, Ink, Mat board, ink

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Fred Collins

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1947

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-9/16 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 9/16 x 10 1/4 in. (26.8 x 26 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Smudges overall; mat board cut unevenly.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned in 2010, acquired earlier. [Jessa J. Krick, 9/14/2010]

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial