Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: The Black Hawk (I-5) with Ornamented Strap
Object Number:
1907.36.389
Date:
1890
Medium:
Black ink and wash, gouache, watercolor, graphite, and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 11/16 x 14 5/16 in. ( 29.7 x 36.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center left: RA Grider Jan.4th 1890.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle left below horn in brown ink: "RA. Grider June 4th 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The BLACK HAWK.", followed by an extensive history of the horn; verso has letter with extensive historical annotations from contemporary owner affixed
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
