Collection Highlights
Kast
Date:
1675-1690
Object Number:
1941.914
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Dorchester Heights (R-28), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.209
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 13 1/2 in. ( 30.5 x 34.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower left: Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center in black ink: "Rufus A Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. June 26th 1889."; inscribed at lower right: "The DORCHESTER HEIGHTS.", 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.
