Collection Highlights
New York City Hall, front elevation
Date:
1802
Object Number:
PR.040.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Abram Van Horne (R-52,) with Vignette View of the Old Fort at Fort Hunter, Montgomery County, New York
Object Number:
1907.36.233
Date:
1887
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 13 in. ( 31.8 x 33 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: top right: Rufus A. Grider Dec.1887. Bottom right: R. A. Grider 1888. Center left: R. A. Grider/ Dec.31, 1887
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right: "The VAN HORNE…RA Grider. 1888", with a brief history of the horn; inscribed and signed at upper right: "A view of the OLD FORT built 1712, at FORT HUNTER…Rufus A Grider Dec. 1887."; at middle right is a key to numbered sites in the vignette view
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
