Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Powder Horn: Captain Nathan Hale (R-110), with Vignettes of Nathan Hale's Birthplace, Coventry Connecticut, his School in New London, and a Scene of his Capture on Long Island, New York
Object Number:
1907.36.289
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 14 3/4 in. ( 28.9 x 37.5 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: RA Grider Augt. 1890/ Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "RA Grider Augt 1890. / Canajoharie N.Y."; inscribed at center below vignettes: "his birthplace at COVENTRY Conn. / his Capture at LONG ISLAND..."; at middle right below vignette: "The house in / which he taught / School..."; facsimilie signature at lower right: " 'Nathan Hale' / Powder Horn with its leather strap.", followed by an excerpt from a poem called Life of Nathan Hale
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
