Collection Highlights
Life studies of the Great Army
Date:
1876
Object Number:
PR.002.Album383
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Powder Horn: The Grenadier (FW-204), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.178
Date:
1895
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and silver, gold, and blue metallic pigment, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. ( 28.3 x 36.8 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider, Canajoharie N.Y. 1885
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. 1895"; inscribed at lower right: "The GRENADIER…", followed by a brief history of the horn
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
