Collection Highlights
Undutiful Boys
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.23
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder horn
Object Number:
1941.1181
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Horn, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 12.1 x 32.4 cm )
Description:
Powder horn with wooden cover over one end, with metal ring at the center; lip carved at spout end.
Gallery Label:
This powder horn was used by the military artist John Ward Dunsmore as a prop in some of his paintings.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
