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Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Five Powder Horns: Four Owned by Peter Dumond and The Deville (H-11), with a Vignette View of the Dumond House, Hurley, New York
Object Number:
1907.36.360
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, black and brown ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. ( 33.7 x 29.2 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: July 11th 1890 RA GRider of Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower center in brown ink: "July 11th 1890 RA Grider of Canajoharie N.Y."; inscribed at lower right: "The DUMONT[sic]. / the 4 upper horns are possessed / by Mr. Dumond..."; below: "The Deville", followed by brief histories of the horns; at upper left: "DUMOND. / These four pocket horns...", with annotations regarding the historical home and the events involving the Sir Henry Clinton 'silver bullet' spy capture
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
