Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918
Date:
1918
Object Number:
1984.68
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder horn
Object Number:
1937.1402
Date:
1759
Medium:
Horn, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. ( 7.9 x 13.3 x 30.2 cm )
Marks:
incised: near center: "IP 1759 / P.S.J. 1873"
Description:
Carved horn powder horn with wooden cover at one end with arched metal wire at the center; opposite end is beveled all around, spout has knob.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this powder horn may have belonged to Israel Putnam (1718-1790), although powder horn scholar William Guthman doubts this assertion.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
