Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Abraham Tomlinson (1812-5), with Carving Unfurled, and a Vignette View of the Jane McCrea Monument at Fort Edward, New York
Object Number:
1907.36.341
Date:
1881
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, graphite, and gold metallic pigment, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 14 7/8 in. ( 30.5 x 37.8 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed botton left: RA Grider. Sketched July 14, 1887. Bottom right: RA Grider Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below horn in black ink: "RA Grider Canajoharie N.Y."; also signed at lower left inside vignette image; inscribed at lower right: "The ABRAHAM TOMLINSON.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower left below vignette: "The JANE McCREA Monument at Ft. EDWARD N.Y...."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




