Powder Horn: Daniel Higbe (R-36), with a Vignette Scene Depicting Bostonians Tarring and Feathering the Excise Tax Collector, after the British Wood-cut of 1774
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 14 11/16 in. ( 33 x 37.3 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.217
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center bottom: Rufus A.Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. 1891. Lower right: RA Grider
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center in brown ink below horn: "Rufus A Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. 1891"; inscribed at center: "THE BOSTONIAN'S PAYING THE / EXCISE -- MAN / OR TARRING & FEATHERING", followed by a brief history of the vignette; at lower left: "The DANL. HIGBE", followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
16047
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Colonel Beamsley Glazier (R-34), with a Landscape Vignette near Jamesville, Onondaga County, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1888
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 15/16 x 14 in. ( 27.8 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.215
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower right: RA Grider Aug, 1888
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at right center in brown ink: "RA Grider Augt. 1888."; inscribed at lower center below vignette: "View of the former site of ONONDAGA INDIANS in 1696 near Jamesville..."; with annotations in graphite
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
16046
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: John Becker (R-33), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette Scene of Fort Frederick, Albany, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1888
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green metallic pigment 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:
1907.36.214
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center left: RA Grider Aug.21, 1888
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center in brown and black ink: "The JOHN BECKER.", followed by a brief history of the horn; inscribed at lower left below vignette: "View of the S.E. side of FORT FREDERICK..."; at lower right: "JOHN BECKER was a Private..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
16045
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Timothy Murphy the Hero of Schoharie (R-32), with Vignettes of the Murphy House in Fulton, Schoharie County, New York and the Middle Fort, in 1779
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1887
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, gouache, and graphite with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/16 x 13 7/8 in. ( 36 x 35.2 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.213
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed upper left: RA Grider/ Aug, 1887. Upper right: RA Grider
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at upper left beside horn in brown ink: "RA Grider Augt. 1887."; inscribed at lower center: "The TIMOTHY MURPHY POWDER HORN...", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower left below vignette: "The Dwelling of Timy. Murphy..."; at upper center above vignette: "A View of the MIDDLE FORT..."; verso has extensive inscription in graphite about Timothy Murphy signed and dated 1889 by Grider
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
16044
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: David Williams, a Captor of Major Andre (R-30), with Three Vignettes Scenes of West Point, New York, and Vignettes of David Williams' Cane and Award Medal
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1888
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, collage, gouache, graphite, and silver metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 13 15/16 in. ( 27.9 x 35.4 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.211
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed upper left: RA Grider / Augt 1888
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at upper left beside horn in brown ink: "RA Grider / Augt. 1888."; inscribed at center: "POWDER HORN, MEDAL & CANE OF / DAVID WILLIAMS one of the Captors of Majr. ANDRE..."; with extensive historical notes; at lower right below collaged vignette: "The place where Majr. Andre was captured."; at middle right below vignette: "The spot where Majr.Andre was hung..."; at upper left below vignette: "WEST POINT as it appd. in the Revolution..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
16043
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Dorchester Heights (R-28), with Carving Unfurled
Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 13 1/2 in. ( 30.5 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.209
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower left: Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center in black ink: "Rufus A Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. June 26th 1889."; inscribed at lower right: "The DORCHESTER HEIGHTS.", followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
16042
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Three Powder Horns: James McAfee, Daniel Boone, and Israel Boone (R-24, 25, 26), with Vignettes of a Portrait of Daniel Boone and a Scene of His Fort in Kentucky
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/8 x 15 in. ( 35.9 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.207
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: Rufus A. Grider of/ Canahoharie N.Y. 1892
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in black and brown ink: "THREE HORNS / from the / 'DARK & BLOODY GROUND' / KENTUCKY...Rufus A Grider of / Canajoharie N.Y. 1892.", with a brief history of the horn; also inscribed and signed inside vignette image; inscribed at center left below vignette scene: "a view of BOONE'S FORT..."; at center right below portrait: "DANIEL BOONE. / died 1822."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
16041
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: The "Swift and True", British Powder Flask (F-37), Two Sides Depicted
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 14 7/8 in. ( 27.9 x 37.8 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.433
Marks:
inscriptions: not signed
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "The SWIFT and TRUE. / This POWDER FLASK is mounted with brass...", followed by a brief history of this early 17th century British flask
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
16040
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mandan Interior (Chief's Lodge)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: a large tripod of branches holds an iron pot over a central fire surrounded by the chief's family; crockery, buffalo heads, and elaborately decorated quivers and shields adorn the interior
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.124
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 124. / Mandan Interiour. (chiefs Lodge)"
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:
16039
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mandan Village (Distant View)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: a distance view of round top skin huts next to a fort on bluffs high above the Missouri River; with native men and children fishing in the foreground
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.122
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 122. / Mandan Village. (distant view)"
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:
16038
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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