Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Date:
ca. 1793
Object Number:
1928.18
Medium:
White marble
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: George Morley (R-38), Two Sides Depicted, with Vignettes of a Portrait of Paul Revere and a Scene of the British Fleet in Boston Harbor at Night
Object Number:
1907.36.219
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 15/16 x 14 9/16 in. ( 32.9 x 37 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: Rufus A.Grider/ of Canajoharie N.Y. July 21, 1891
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider / of Canajoharie N.Y., July 21. 1891."; inscribed at middle right above portrait vignette in black ink: "Paul Revere / WATCHING THE SIGNALS / ON OLD NORTH CHURCH"
inscribed at lower left below horn: "The GEO. MORLEY", 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.
