Three Powder Horns: The Silas Charles, Two Sides Depicted, The Jonathan Smith, and The Phinehas Warner (FW-103, 104, 105)

Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1892
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 x 15 5/16 in. ( 27.9 x 38.9 cm )
Description: 
Military
Credit Line: 
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number: 
1907.36.88
Marks: 
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: Rufus A. Grider. Canajoharie N.Y./ 1892
Inscriptions: 
Signed and inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider Canajoharie N.Y. 1892"; inscribed at middle right: "THREE / WAR HORNS / used in / the OLD / FRENCH WAR / & the / REVOLUTION...", with brief histories of the horns
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1892
eMuseum Object ID: 
15685
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Powder Horn: James Fenwick (H-10), with a Vignette View of 'Putnam's Wolf Den' near Pomfret, Connecticut

Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1890
Medium: 
Watercolor, black and brown ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Description: 
Military
Credit Line: 
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number: 
1907.36.359
Marks: 
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. Oct. 1890
Inscriptions: 
Signed and inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. Oct. 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "PUTNAM & the WOLF.", followed by an extensive anecdote; at upper right: "The JAMES FENWICK.", with a brief history of the horn; at center beside vignette: "PUTNAM'S / WOLF DEN / near / POMFRET Conn...."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
0
eMuseum Object ID: 
15684
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Powder Horn: John Noyes (FW- 100), Two Sides Depicted, with Vignettes of the Upper Fort and the Warren House, Dorchester, Massachusetts

Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1888?
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 1/8 x 15 5/16 in. ( 28.3 x 38.9 cm )
Description: 
Military
Credit Line: 
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number: 
1907.36.85
Marks: 
inscriptions: signed bottom right: RA Grider/ Conajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed and signed at lower right in brown ink: "The NOYES...RA Grider. / Canajoharie / N.Y."; inscribed at middle right: "The House at DORCHESTER....", with brief histories of the horn and house; at upper center beside landscape vignette: "The UPPER FORT at DORCHESTER...", with a brief history
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1888
eMuseum Object ID: 
15683
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Powder Horn: Joshua Chase (FW-99), with a Vignette Scene of Washington Crossing the Delaware River

Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
c. 1890
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions: 
12 x 14 1/4 in.
Description: 
Military
Credit Line: 
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number: 
1907.36.84
Marks: 
inscriptions: signed lower left center: Rufus Grider/ of Canajoharie N.Y. 1892
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed and signed at left of center in brown ink: "JOHN CHASE was a soldier from Mass...Rufus A. Grider. / of Canajoharie / N.Y."; inscribed at lower right: "The JOHN CHASE.", with a brief history of the horn; at center below landscape vignette: "WASHINGTON crossing the / DELAWARE..."; with annotations in graphite
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1888
eMuseum Object ID: 
15682
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Powder Horn: Daniel Brooks (FW-98), with Four Portrait Vignettes

Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1892
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 15/16 x 15 1/8 in. ( 30.3 x 38.4 cm )
Description: 
Military
Credit Line: 
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number: 
1907.36.83
Marks: 
inscriptions: signed upper center: Rufus Grider/ Canajoharies N.Y. 1892
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed and signed at upper center in brown ink: "The DANIEL BROOKS... / Rufus A. Grider. / Canajoharie N.Y. 1892.", with an extensive history of the horn and its owners; inscribed at lower right below portrait vignettes: "Above are the PORTRAITS of four of / the former owners of this horn..."; portraits labeled from the top: "WOLFE"; "WARREN"; "WASHINGTON"; "JACKSON"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1892
eMuseum Object ID: 
15681
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Two Powder Horns: The Solomon Plant, and The Elles Benson (FW-96, 97), with a Vignette View of the Ruins of Windmill Point, Canada

Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1892
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. ( 28.9 x 34 cm )
Description: 
Military
Credit Line: 
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number: 
1907.36.82
Marks: 
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: RA Grider of/ Canajoharie N.Y. 1892
Inscriptions: 
Signed and inscribed at lower left below powder horn in brown ink: "RA Grider / of Canajoharie N.Y. 1892."; inscribed at lower right: "No. 96. / The / SOLOMON PLANT."; below: "No. 97. The ELLES BENSON", followed by brief histories of the horns; at center below vignette: "RUINS of WINDMILL POINT, Prescott, U. Canada...", followed by a brief history
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1892
eMuseum Object ID: 
15680
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Three Powder Horns: The Jonathan Perkins, The John Orr, The Thadeus Warrin (FW-91, 92, 93), Two Sides Depicted, with a Landscape Vignette of the Old Powder House, Dedham, Massachussetts

Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1891
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown ink and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 12 1/4 x 15 1/8 in. ( 31.1 x 38.4 cm )
Description: 
Military
Credit Line: 
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number: 
1907.36.79
Marks: 
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: Sketched by RA Grider July 8th, 1891
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed and signed at upper right in brown ink: "HORN No. 91 was in service in 1780 / at WEST POINT...1891. RA Grider"; inscribed at upper left: "HORN No. 92 belonged to John Orr..."; inscribed at middle right: "HORN / No. 93..."; with brief histories of the horns; inscribed at lower right: "Ancient POWDER HOUSE at Dedham, Mass....", followed by a brief history; verso inscribed at center in graphite with an extensive history of the Orr horn
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1891
eMuseum Object ID: 
15678
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Powder Horn: Amos Peaslee (FW-95), with Carving Unfurled, and a Vignette of the Blue Bell Tavern, Port Washington, New York

Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1891
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 12 7/8 x 14 15/16 in. ( 32.7 x 37.9 cm )
Description: 
Military
Credit Line: 
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number: 
1907.36.81
Marks: 
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: R.A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. 1891 July 29
Inscriptions: 
Signed and inscribed at lower left below powder horn in brown ink: "RA Grider Canajoharie N.Y. 1891 July 29."; inscribed at upper right: "The AMOS PEASLEE.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower right below vignette: "BLUE BELL TAVERN...", followed by a brief history; various annotations in graphite
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1891
eMuseum Object ID: 
15679
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Powder Horn: The Nicholas (FW-90), with Carving Unfurled, and a Vignette Showing the Engraved Silver Cap of the Horn

Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1888
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown ink and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and gold and silver metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 1/2 x 14 in. ( 29.2 x 35.6 cm )
Description: 
Military
Credit Line: 
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number: 
1907.36.78
Marks: 
inscriptions: signed center left: Rufus A. Grider/ Canajoharie Feb. 25, 1888
Inscriptions: 
Signed and inscribed at middle left below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider / Canajoharie Feb. 25. 1888."; inscribed at lower center: "The / NICHOLAS.", followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1888
eMuseum Object ID: 
15677
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Three Powder Horns: The James Wood, The Asa Dyer, and The John Bradbury (FW-87, 88, 89); with a Horn Cut into a Drinking Cup

Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1890
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. ( 28.9 x 34 cm )
Description: 
Military
Credit Line: 
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number: 
1907.36.77
Marks: 
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: RA Grider/ Canajoharie N.Y./ 1890
Inscriptions: 
Signed and inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "RA Grider / Canajoharie N.Y. / 1890."; inscribed at center and lower right with brief histories of the horns
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
15676
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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