Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Charles Hovdelette (FW-35), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.35
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, graphite, and gouache, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. ( 29.2 x 34 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus H. Grider Mar 15 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider Mar. 15. 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The HOVDELETTE.", followed by a brief history of the horn
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
