Old American Hotel, New-York City, in 1855
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1907
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper, laid on page in fragmentary album
Dimensions:
image size: 5 1/8 x 7 in. ( 13 x 17.8 cm )
mounted: 10 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 27.3 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel E. Rile
Object Number:
Z.2016.20b
Marks:
dated: lower center: "COPIED JULY. 3-07."
inscribed in pencil: lower right: "ORIGINAL."
inscribed in ink: lower right: "NASSAU ST."
inscribed in ink: lower left and center: "ANN ST. / OLD AMERICAN HOTEL AFTERWARD MADE INTO LOFTS. / IN 1855."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower edge in black ink over graphite: "AN ST. NASSAU.ST. / COPIED JULY, 3-07. / OLD AMERICAN HOTEL AFTERWARD MADE INTO LOFTS. / IN. 1855. ORIGINAL."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1907
eMuseum Object ID:
1986
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Two Powder Horns: The Jeweled Ivory Horns of John George II of Saxony (F-33, 34)
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1891
Medium:
Gouache, watercolor, gray wash, graphite, and gold metallic pigment on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 14 7/8 in. ( 33 x 37.8 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.430
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center right: Rufus A. Grider / canajoharie N.Y./ 1891
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle right inside image in white gouache: "Rufus A Grider / Canajoharie NY / 1891."; inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "The JOHN GEORGE Iid of SAXONY, Ger'y.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower left: "2 POWDER HORNS which came into / posession in 1658 of JOHN GEORGE II / of SAXONY..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
1958
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Powder Horn: The Oswego, Dr. T.S. Hitchcock, Owner (1812-4), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette View of Lake Ontario at Oswego, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 5/8 in. ( 34.6 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.340
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center left: Rufus A. Grider Ap.21st, 1890 Lower right: Rufus A. Grider 1890.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider Ap. 21st 1890."; also signed at upper and lower right; inscribed at lower right: "The OSWEGO. / owned by / Dr. T.S. HITCHCOCK.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper right beside vignette vertically: "LAKE / ONTARIO at OSWEGO..."; annotations in graphite
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
1944
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Isaac Post (R-148), with Vignettes of a Portrait of General Anthony Wayne and a Scene of the Betrayal By Benedict Arnold
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1895
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, graphite, and gold and green metallic pigment, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 9/16 x 14 7/8 in. ( 29.4 x 37.8 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.325
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. Feb.1895.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider. Canajoharie N.Y. Feb. 1895."; inscribed at lower right: "The ISAAC POST.", followed by a history of the horn; at upper center below vignette: "GIVING THE COUNTERSIGN, / at / STONY POINT."; at right of center below vignette: "Gen. ANTHONY WAYNE / who CAPTURED THE POINT."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
1943
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: The Ingersoll (R-118), Two Sides Depicted, with Vignettes of Both Panels of the Hartwell Tavern Sign
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 13 1/16 in. ( 28.9 x 33.2 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.297
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center left: Rufus A. Grider/ of Canajoharie/ N.Y. July 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider / of Canajoharie N.Y. / July 1890."; at lower right: "The INGERSOLL.", followed by a brief history of the horn; below: "The TAVERN SIGN above was that of the / HARTWELL TAVERN between Concord and Lexington..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
1927
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Powder Horn: Samuel Harris (R-87), with Vignettes of a Portrait of Paul Revere, and a Scene of the Boston Massacre, 1770
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1891
Medium:
Black ink, watercolor, gouache, brown ink, graphite, and gold metallic pigment, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 14 13/16 in. ( 34.3 x 37.6 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.266
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: Copied Aug./ 1891, by Rufus A. Griden of Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower center in black ink: "FAC SIMILA [sic] OF PAUL REVERE'S PICTURE...Copied Augt 1891, by Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y."; inscribed at upper left: "The SAML HARRIS....", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper center above vignette: "THE BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King Street BOSTON on March 5th 1770...", with an extensive history of the battle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
1926
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Catharine Merkley (R-23), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette Scene of Catharine Merkley on Horseback Pursued by Native Americans
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Classification:
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 paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 14 5/8 in. ( 27.9 x 37.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.206
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: RA Grider / Mar.1892. Center: RA Grider / 1892
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in black ink: "The CATHARINE MERKLEY...RA Grider / Mar. 1892.", with a brief history of the horn; inscribed at center beside vignette: "CATHARINE / MERKLEY a young Schoharie / Co. Lady Killed by Indians...RA Grider / 1892", with history of the incident
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Edge of Fort Washington Park, Bronx, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1907
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper, laid on page in fragmentary album
Dimensions:
image size: 4 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. ( 11.4 x 18.1 cm )
mounted: 9 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. ( 23.5 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel E. Rile
Object Number:
Z.2016.10e
Marks:
dated: lower right: "OCT. 26-1907."
inscribed in ink: lower right: "ON EDGE OF FORT WASHINGTON PARK. / LINE OF RAILROAD. / OCT. 26-1907."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in black ink: "ON EDGE OF FORT WASHINGTON PARK. / LINE OF RAILROAD. OCT. 26 -- 1907."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1907
eMuseum Object ID:
1922
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In Central Park, North of Reservoir, New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1912
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper, laid on page in fragmentary album
Dimensions:
image size: 3 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 9.8 x 14.6 cm )
mounted: 10 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 27.3 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel E. Rile
Object Number:
Z.2016.10p
Marks:
dated: lower left: "Nov. 11-12"
inscribed in ink: on obverse: "IN CENTRAL PARK. / NORTH OF RESERVOIR. 96th ST."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in black ink over graphite: "NOV. 11-12"; at lower center: "IN CENTRAL PARK. / NORTH OF RESERVOIR. 96th ST."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1912
eMuseum Object ID:
1919
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Powder Horn: The Creamer (FW-140), with Carving Unfurled and a Landscape Vignette of Fort Rennsselaer, Canajoharie, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1887
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 12 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 31.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.123
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Sept 21, 1887/ by / RA Grider. Signed bottom right: RA Grider.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in brown ink: "nearly full / size say / 1 in less in lengh. / Sept. 21 1887. / by / RA Grider", also signed inside vignette image; inscribed at upper left: "The CREAMER POWDER HORN...", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower right below vignette: "A view of FORT Rennsselaer at Canajoharie..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
1914
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.


