The Battle of Lexington
Classification:
Date:
1916
Medium:
Graphite and gray wash on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 18 1/8 in. ( 34.3 x 46 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Robert J. Gallione Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1955.297
Marks:
inscriptions: Top right: Saal/ 29x43- Layout 1916
Inscriptions:
Publication annotations in upper margin
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1916
eMuseum Object ID:
16271
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: General Washington, Jesse Hall, Owner (R-147), with Vignettes of a Portrait of George Washington and a View of Mount Vernon, Virginia
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1895
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.324
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center left: RA Grider Jan 30, 1895 Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed below horn in brown ink: "RA. Grider. Jan. 30 1895 Canajoharie N.Y."; inscribed at lower right: "The Genl WASHINGTON.", with an extensive history of the horn at lower center; at middle right below vignette: "MT VERNON VA."; annotations in graphite
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
16270
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Lieutenant John Allyn (R-146), with a Landscape Vignette of West Point, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1895
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/16 x 14 1/8 in. ( 28.1 x 35.9 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.323
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider. Canajoharie N.y. Jany.20, 1895.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider. Canajoharie N.Y. Jany. 20. 1885."; inscribed at lower right in gray ink: "Lt. JOHN ALLYN.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at center below vignette image: "WEST POINT."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
16269
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: The Dygert (R-145), with a Vignette View of Fort Kayser, Stone Arabia, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1887
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, collage, graphite, and bronze and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 9/16 x 15 1/16 in. ( 29.4 x 38.3 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.322
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center left: RA Grider/ Canajoharie N.Y. Bottom: RA Grider 1887
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at center below horn in gray ink: "RA Grider / Canajoharie N.Y."; inscribed and signed at lower center: "On the AURORA FAILING farm 2 1/2 miles N. of Palatine Bridge...R.A. Grider. 1887.", with an extensive history of the incident; inscribed at upper right: "The DYGERT Powder Horn....", followed by a brief history of the horn; at center inside vignette image: "FORT KAYSER in Stone Arabia"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
16268
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: William Lindsey (R-144), with Vignette Views of the Munroe Tavern and Sign, Lexington, Massachusetts
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/8 x 14 5/8 in. ( 27.6 x 37.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.321
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: Rufus A. Grider Aug.1890. Top center: RA Grider 1890 July 29.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at center below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider Aug. 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The WILLIAM LINDSEY.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper center below vignette: "The MUNROE TAVERN at LEXINGTON...", followed by an extensive history of the site; at middle left below vignette: "MUNROE TAVERN / SIGN at / Lexington Mass."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
16267
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Two Powder Horns: The G. C. and The Mermaid (R-142, 143), with a Vignette Facsimilie of Sir Henry Clinton's Dispatch to Burgoyne, and the 'Silver Bullet' Swallowed by the Messenger
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, black and brown ink and wash, gouache, collage, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/16 x 14 1/2 in. ( 26.5 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.320
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower right: RA Grider July 1890. Upper center: Sketch July 1890 by RA Grider
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle right below horn in gray ink: "RA Grider July 1890."; inscribed at lower left: "The G.C. and MERMAID, two Revolutionary / much worn horns...", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper left: "SIR HENRY CLINTON'S dispatch / to Genl BURGOYNE...", with a quote from Clinton; at lower right inside vignette: "actual size of the silver / bullet containing the / dispatch which the Spy had / swallowed..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
16266
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: John Chaney, Jr. (R-141), Two Sides Depicted
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, black and brown ink and wash, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. ( 29.5 x 34 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.319
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: RA Grider/ May 3d / 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "RA Grider / May 3d / 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The JOHN CHANEY, Jr.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper left: "The POWDER HORN of JOHN CHANEY Jr....", followed by an extensive history
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
16265
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dr. Warren Offers His Services to Colonel Prescott, Bunker Hill, 1775
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 13.7 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.970
Marks:
inscriptions: none
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
16264
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: The Dorchester Hill, Stephen Clark, Owner (R-139), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette View of the Schram Log Cabin, Schoharie County, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1880
Medium:
Watercolor, black and brown ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 13 7/8 in. ( 28.9 x 35.2 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.317
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center right: Rufus A. Grider/ Aug.1888. Bottom left: RA Grider/ Aug. 1888
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at center below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider / Aug. 1888."; also signed and inscribed at lower left and right; inscribed at lower right in black ink: "The DORCHESTER HILL.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower left below vignette: "The SCHRAM LOG CABIN..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
16263
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Jacob Van Wostt (R-138), with a Vignette View of the Aqueduct at Schoharie, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 13 9/16 in. ( 28.3 x 34.4 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.316
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider Dec.20, 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center and lower left in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. Dec. 20th 1889."; inscribed at lower center: " 'JONAS ALOT VOOR DEN HEERE' / Translation / How Jonah navigated the Sea...(correct translation: 'Jonah cast out before the Lord')"; at center below vignette: "The Acquiduct[sic] over the Schoharie..."; at lower right: "The JACOB VAN WOSTT", followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
16262
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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