Powder Horn: Van Wie Benthusen (FW-116), with Two Landscape Vignettes of the Onondaga Indian Fort, New York and a Map
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Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1888
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, gouache, and graphite with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/16 x 13 7/8 in. ( 28.1 x 35.2 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.99
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center right: RA Grider Oct. 1888
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle right in brown ink below powder horn: "RA Grider Oct. 1888."; at lower right below vignette: "near view of the remains of the Onondaga Indian Fort as / they appeared in 1888...RA Grider", with a brief history of the horn; inscribed at middle right: "The / BENTHUSEN."; at upper center above vignette: "View from the W. of the Site of the Onondaga Indian Fort of 1756."; at middle left below map: "In 1756, Sir Wm. Johnson built a picketed FORT..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
15766
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Johannes Windecker (FW-115), Two Sides Depicted, with Vignettes of a Portrait of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge and a Print of Washington's Headquarters, Newburgh, New York
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Classification:
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Date:
1894
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and gold, green and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper with a collaged photographic print
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 15 5/16 in. ( 28.9 x 38.9 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.98
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider, Canajoharie N.Y. 1894
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown ink below powder horn: "Rufus A Grider -- Canajoharie N.Y. 1894."; inscribed at lower right in graphite: "The / WINDECKER.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at middle left below print in brown ink: "Gen'l Washington's Headquarters / at Newburgh..."; at center below portrait: "Benj'n Tallmadge / Coll."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1894
eMuseum Object ID:
15765
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Powder Horn: Thomas Williams (FW-114), with Carving Unfurled
Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1888
Medium:
Watercolor, reddish-brown ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 12 3/4 in. ( 27.9 x 32.4 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.97
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower left: Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. Oct 23, 1888
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in reddish-brown ink below powder horn: "Rufus A Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. Oct. 23. 1888"; inscribed at lower right in black ink: "The / THOMAS WILLIAMS.", with a brief history of the horn; at upper left: "This horn has descended to Jas. B. Williams of Rochester..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
15764
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Isaac Fisher (FW-112), with a Landscape Vignette of Seneca Lake, New York
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Classification:
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Date:
1888
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 12 13/16 in. ( 27.9 x 32.5 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.95
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower center: Sketchet July 6, 1888 by RA Grider
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle left in brown ink below powder horn: "RA Grider", also signed inside landscape image; inscribed at lower center: "VIRGIN POINT AND PAINTED ROCKS SENACA[sic] LAKE NEAR WATKINS / The HORN of ISAAC FISHER...", with a brief history of the horn and a key to the abbreviations used in the carving; annotations in graphite
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
15763
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Hiram Hees (FW-111), with a Landscape Vignette of New York Harbor in 1664
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Classification:
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Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 13 in. ( 27.9 x 33 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.94
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: RA Grider 1889 in Feby.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown ink below powder horn: "RA Grider 1889 in Feby"; inscribed at lower right: "The HEES.", with a brief history of the horn; at upper left: "The CITY of NEW YORK in 1664 / and LANDING of The ENGLISH. / LAND ROBBERS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
15762
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saukie (Two Men and One Woman)
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: three males, one female and a boy
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.13
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. 13. / Saukie"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "47 45 46"
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:
15761
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ojibbeway (Ojibway Two Men, Woman, and Infant)
Classification:
Highlight:
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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: two males, and one female with an infant
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.11
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. 11. / Ojibbeway"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "38 37 39"
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:
15760
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ojibbeway (Ojibway Four Men)
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: four males with pipes, spears and bows
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.10
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. 10. / Ojibbeway"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "33 34 36 35"
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:
15759
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sioux (Child and Two Men)
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: two adult males and one boy
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.8
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. 8. / Sioux."; at lower border outside image in black ink: "28 26 27"
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:
15758
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sioux (Two Women, Man, Infant, and Child)
Classification:
Highlight:
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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: one male, two females, one child and an infant
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.6
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink over graphite: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image: "Pl. 6. / Sioux."; at lower border outside image in black ink: "21 20 22"
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:
15756
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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