Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Two Powder Horns: William Orren and M. Granby (H-24)
Object Number:
1907.36.373
Date:
1891
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 15 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 39.4 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: RA Grider/ June5, 1891
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in brown ink: "The M. GRANBY....RA. Grider / June 5. 1891"; inscribed at upper left: "The WILLIAM ORREN.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower left below vignette: "The BLOCK HOUSE / at Fort Plain, N.Y.", with a brief history of the fort
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
