Powder Horn: Martin Humphrey (R-10), Two Sides Depcited, with a Vignette of the Putnam's Tavern Sign
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Classification:
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Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/16 x 15 1/8 in. ( 28.4 x 38.4 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.194
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at upper center below horn in black ink: "Rufus A. Grider 1891 / Canajoharie N.Y. / Dec. 1892"; inscribed at right: "The MARTIN HUMPHRY JR.", followed by a brief history of the horn; inscribed above vignette at center: "PUTNAM & THE WOLF"; below vignette: "PUTNAM'S TAVERN / & BOARDING HOUSE / 1801."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
15975
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: The Loyalist (R-9), with Vignette Scenes of Native Americans Canoeing and New England Loyalists, and a Portrait Vignette of King George III
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Classification:
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Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 13 1/2 in. ( 28.9 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.193
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed upper left: Rufus A. Grider 1891 / Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at upper left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider 1891 / Canajoharie N.Y."; inscribed at center below vignette: "A N.E. LOYALIST'S / Powder Horn", followed by a brief history of the horn"; inscribed below vignette at lower right: "KING GEORGE III…"; below vignette at lower left in black ink: "Indians singing Songs of victory."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
15974
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Powder Horn: Silas Hoskins (R-8), with Carving Unfurled and Vignettes of the Boston Liberty Tree and a Revolutionary Era Caricature
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Classification:
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Date:
c. 1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and gold and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 14 3/4 in. ( 28.3 x 37.5 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.192
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: RA Grider
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in black ink: "The SILAS HOSKINS...RA. Grider. .", with a brief history of the horn; inscribed at middle right below vignette: "The BOSTON LIBERTY TREE..."; at middle right: "one of the CHARACATURES[sic] of / that period."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
15973
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Captain Nathan Hale (R-7), with a Vignette Scene of the Execution of Nathan Hale, after Darley
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Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and gold and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.191
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: Copied by RA Grider 1891. Bottom left: Original by F.O.C. Darley
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower center in gray ink: "Original by F.O.C. DARLEY. Copied by R.A. Grider 1891. / EXECUTION OF CAPT. NATHAN HALE..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
15972
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: John Coon (R-6), with Carving Unfurled and Vignettes of a View of Lake Cayuga, New York and a Portrait of General John Sullivan
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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: 11 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. ( 28.6 x 35.2 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.190
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: RA Grider. Center bottom: Rufus A. Grider Dec.26th 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider Dec. 26th 1889."; inscribed and signed at middle left below vignette: "View of / CAYUGA LAKE / at Cayuga Station / Sketched Aug 27th / 1889. / by Rufus A. Grider / of Canajoharie N.Y."; inscribed at lower left: "JOHN COON was a Private..."; at lower right: "The JOHN COON.", followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
15971
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Two Powder Horns: The "July the 2" and The Peter Ward (R-4, 5), with a Vignette Scene of the British Fleet in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, in 1776
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Classification:
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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 13 3/4 in. ( 27.6 x 34.9 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.189
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: Rufus A. Grider Aug.15, 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider Aug. 15. 1890."; inscribed at lower right "No. 4 JULY the SECOND... / No. 5 PETER WARD...", followed by brief histories of the horns and a key to the sites depicted in the vignette; at lower center below vignette: "CHARLESTON S.C. and the BRITISH FLEET...", with letters marking significant sites
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
15970
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: The Bunker Hill, Ephraim Moors (R-29), with Carving Unfurled
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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: 11 15/16 x 13 5/8 in. ( 30.3 x 34.6 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.210
Marks:
inscriptions: signed bottom left: RA Grider June 28, 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown and black ink: "RA Grider June 28. 1889."; inscribed at lower right: "The BUNKER HILL.", followed by a brief history of the horn; a Key to sites around Boston depicted on the horn is at lower left
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
15969
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: The F. T. and Garret Wall (R-2), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette Portrait of Daniel Boone
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Classification:
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Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. ( 29.2 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.187
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: RA Grider July 18, 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "RA Grider July 18, 1890"; inscribed at lower right: "The F. T. / and / GARRET WALL.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at center beside vignette: "DANIEL BOONE..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
15968
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: General John Stark (R-1), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette Silhouette of General John Stark, and a View of the Battle Monument, Bennington, Vermont
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Classification:
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Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 14 3/8 in. ( 29.2 x 36.5 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.186
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center left: RA Grider Dec.10th, 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle left below horn in brown ink: "RA Grider Dec 10th 1889."; inscribed at upper center: "GENERAL / JOHN STARK."; with biographical information; at lower right "The GEN'l STARK.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at middle right below vignette: "The MONUMENT at / BENNINGTON Vt...."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
15967
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: William Starling (FW-212), with Carving Unfurled to Show a Plan of Fort Niagara, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1897
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and gold, copper, silver, and blue metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (32.4 x 39.4 cm)
Description:
Military / Historical
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.185
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom: Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. 1897
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below horn in black ink: "Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. 1897."; inscribed below in brown ink: "This HORN celebrates the great victory..."; at upper right: "The Wm. STARLING.", followed by a brief history of the horn; verso annotation notes that this horn was donated to the N-YHS, 1947.91
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1897
eMuseum Object ID:
15966
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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