Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Powder Horn: The J. J. (FW-22), with Vignette of Fort Niagara on Lake Ontario
Object Number:
1907.36.22
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink, black ink and wash, graphite, and gouache with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 14 in. ( 28.6 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: A. Grider May. 25 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below powder horn in brown wash over graphite: "Rufus A. Grider May 25. 1889."; inscribed below vignette in black ink: "FORT NIAGARA on LAKE ONTARIO."; at lower right in brown wash: "The J.J.", followed by a brief history of the horn
Description:
Ft. Niagara Lake Ontario. Military.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
