Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Farquar Emdombbein (FW-24), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.24
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, graphite, and gouache with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/16 x 13 1/2 in. ( 28.4 x 34.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed center left: R.A. Grider May 26th 1889.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle left below powder horn in black ink: "RA Grider / May 26th / 1889."; inscribed at lower right: "The EMDOMBBEIN."; 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.
