Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: Captain John Pawling (FW-182), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.159
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 13 7/16 in. ( 27.9 x 34.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider July 12th, 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider July 12th. 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The PAWLING.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower center: "was a COLONEL in the Revolution / he helped to take STONY POINT."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
