Uniforms of the American Revolution: Soldier, 40th Regiment of Foot, Light Infantry Company, British Army
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1912
Medium:
Gouache, watercolor, black ink, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. ( 49.8 x 32.4 cm )
mat: 22 x 16 3/16 in. ( 55.9 x 41.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1911.99
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Chas M. Lefferts"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in red gouache: "Chas. M. Lefferts / 1912."; printed label affixed to verso with description of uniform and regimental history
Gallery Label:
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1911
eMuseum Object ID:
16584
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Three Powder Horns: German and French Stag Antler Horns (F-25, 26, 27)
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890
Medium:
Gouache, black ink and wash, watercolor, brown ink, and graphite, with heavy glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 7/8 x 13 in. ( 37.8 x 33 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.424
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Canajoharie N.Y.. Signed bottom right: Rufus A. Grider/ 6th Nov. 1890
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed along lower edge in brown ink: "Canajoharie N.Y. Rufus A Grider / 6th Nov. 1890."; inscribed at middle left: "STAG'S HORN. IRON MOUNTED. AD 1550....MADE IN GERMANY."; at middle right: "STAG'S HORN. MADE IN GERMANY..."; at lower center: "MADE IN FRANCE. / SAMSON KILLING THE / LION..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
16583
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Four Powder Horns: Three Ivory Horns and a Flask (F-21, 22, 23, 24), One with Two Sides Depicted
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, graphite, gouache, collage, watercolor, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 17 5/16 in. ( 36.2 x 44 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.423
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. Nov. 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at upper left and lower right in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. Novr. 1890."; inscribed at upper left: "Carved / STAG'S HORN..."; at lower left: "No. 1.A. / A GERMAN / POWDER HORN made of IVORY..."; at upper center: "Carved Stag's / HORN..."; at center: "No 7. / Carved IVORY / POWDER FLASK..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
16582
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Powder Horn: The Blunderbuss (F-17), with a Vignette of a Long-Barreled Musket
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 14 15/16 in. ( 27.3 x 37.9 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.421
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: RA Grider. July 2a 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "RA. Grider July 2d 1889."; inscribed at upper center in black ink: "The BLUNDERBUSS.", with an extensive history of the horn below vignette: "This Horn was no doubt made in Europe, / Tradition says that it was taken from a dead Indian...Rufus A. Grider / Canajoharie N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
16580
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Powder Horn: The Elef-Osol-Son, Scandinavian (F-15), with Carving Unfurled
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 15/16 x 11 7/8 in. ( 27.8 x 30.2 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.419
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: RA Grider May26, 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center in black ink: "Rufus A. Grider May 26. 1889"; inscribed at lower right "The ELEF:OSOL.SON...Translation: / T. ELEF:OSOL.SON HAS CARVED THIS HORN 1662."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
16579
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Powder Horn: The Wm. Hammond (FW-13), with Carving Unfurled
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, graphite, and touches of gouache with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 14 in. ( 28.6 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.13
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider June, 1889.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider June 1889."; inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "The Wm Hammond.", followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
16578
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Powder Horn: The Frederick Dockstetter (FW12), with a Vignette of Seneca Lake at Geneva, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, graphite, and touches of gouache with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/16 x 13 7/8 in. ( 28.4 x 35.2 cm )
Description:
Military. Seneca Lake at Geneva
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.12
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider Nov 9, 1889. Center: R. A. Grider July 21, 1888
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider Novr. 9. 1889."; inscribed and signed at center inside landscape vignette: "RA Grider July 2d 1888."; inscribed left of center below landscape vignette in black ink: "SENECA LAKE N.Y. at GENEVA July 2d 1888."; inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "The FREDK. DOCKSTETTER", followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
16577
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Powder Horn: The Thomas Goodspeed (FW-11), Two Sides Depicted
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink, black ink and wash, graphite, gouache, and selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 14 in. ( 28.3 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.11
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center: Rufus A. Grider Nov. 9, 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at center below upper powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider Novr. 9th. 1889."; inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "The THOMAS GOODSPEED.", followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
16576
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Powder Horn: The Dunham (FW-10), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette of the Ruins of a Fort at Saybrook, Connecticut
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Classification:
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Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, graphite, and touches of gouache with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 13 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 33.7 cm )
Description:
Military. Fort at Saybrook Conn.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.10
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed upper left: RA Grider Dec. 11th 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at left of center below upper powder horn in brown ink: "RA Grider Dec. 11th. 1889."; inscribed at center below landscape vignette in black ink: "Remains of the Old Fort on the Connecticut River / at SAYBROOK Conn. Erected in 1635"; inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "The DUNHAM.", followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
16575
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Hamlet Perkins (FW-26), with Carving Unfurled
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, graphite, and gouache with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/16 x 13 3/8 in. ( 28.4 x 34 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.26
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower left: RA Grider July 2d, 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below powder horn in brown ink: "RA Grider July 2d 1889."; inscribed at lower right: "The HAMLET PERKINS."; followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
16574
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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