Powder Horn: John Abbot (R-95), Two Sides Depicted, with Vignettes of a Revolutionary War Monument, Danvers, Massachusetts, and a Portrait of Dr. William Eustis
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and blue metallic pigment, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/4 x 15 in. ( 32.4 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.274
Marks:
inscriptions: signed bottom center: Rufus A. Grider July 28, 1891
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below horn in black ink: "Rufus A. Grider July 28 1891"; inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "The JOHN ABBOT.", followed by a history of the horn; at upper center below vignette: "MONUMENT opposite BELL TAVERN..."; at upper left beside vignette: "Dr. WILLIAM EUSTIS..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
16183
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Jonathan Clark Lewis (R-94), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette Reproducing the John J. Lawyer Tavern Sign, Schoharie, New York
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Classification:
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Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink, gouache, graphite, and gold, copper, and blue metallic pigment, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 14 3/16 in. ( 33 x 36 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.273
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right below horn in brown ink: "R.A. Grider May 1891"; also signed at upper left below vignette: "RA Grider."; inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "The JONATHAN / CLARK LEWIS...Rufus A. Grider...1891", with a history of the horn; at upper center beside vignette: "OLD TIME TAVERN SIGN", followed by a history of the J.J. Lawyer Tavern
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
16182
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: The J. P. (R-93), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette Scene of Taring and Feathering the British Customs Officer in Boston, 1774, after a print
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Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, gouache, brown ink, graphite, and gold, copper, and blue metallic pigment, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/8 x 14 5/8 in. ( 31.4 x 37.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.272
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed top center: Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. Bottom right: Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at upper center below horn in brown ink and graphite: "Rufus A. Grider. Canajoharie N.Y."; inscribed at center in brown ink: "THE / JP", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower right below vignette: "A NEW METHOD OF MACARONY MAKING AS PRACTISE AT BOSTON", followed by a poem from the 1774 print
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
16181
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Jonathan Gardner (R-92), Two Sides Depicted, with a Portrait Vignette of Commander Daniel Morgan
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, gouache, brown ink, graphite, and gold, copper, and blue metallic pigment, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. ( 33.7 x 37.8 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.271
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: Rufus / A. Grider of / Canajoharie/ N. Y. / July 1891
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at center below horn in white gouache: "Rufus / A. Grider / of Canajoharie / N.Y. / July 1891."; also signed at middle and lower right inside vignette; inscribed at center in brown ink: "THE JONATHAN GARDNER.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower right below vignette: "Danl Morgan [facsimile signature]", after a painting by Chappel...."; followed by a brief history of Morgan's Riflemen
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
16180
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mouth of Yellowstone (Fort Union)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Studies of Native Americans: a distance view of Ft. Yellowstone, the main trading post of the Missouri Fur Company at the mouth of the Yellowstone River, with Blackfoot and Kristeneaux villages of peaked wigwam tents on the plains surrounding the fort
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.192
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 192. / Mouth of Yellowstone."
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
16179
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chayenne Village
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: a Cheyenne Chief and warrior observe a woman and child decorating a skin stretched on a frame with stylized sunbursts and hunt or war scenes, while another woman scrapes a stretched hide in the background
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.190
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 190. / Chayenne Village."
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16178
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Catching Whitefish (Sault de St. Mary?)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: an Ojibbeway tribe at Sault Ste. Marie fishing from canoes with curved prows and the river banks with long pointed net on poles; many fish line the banks and fill the canoes
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.187
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 187. / Catching whitefish. (Sault de St. Maryx)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16177
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cavalry Exercise (Camanchee)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: four warriors on horseback spar with spears in a demonstration of horsemanship ability
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.183
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 183. / Cavalry exercise. (Camanchee)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16176
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sioux Village Moving
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: tent poles are tied to horses and dogs and used as sledges to drag the skin tents and household goods of the village across the plains to a new site while women and children ride or walk
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.181
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 181. / Sioux Village moving"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
16175
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
First Regiment of Dragoons and Camanchee War Party, 1836
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Studies of Native Americans: under the leadership of Colonel Henry Dodge, the 1st Regiment of Mounted Dragoons are shown encountering a Camanchee War Party in an area Catlin called Western Texas-probably now New Mexico.
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.178
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 178. / 1st Regt of Dragoons & Camanchee War party. 1836."
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
16174
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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