Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Powder Horn: George Wright (H-21), Two Sides Depicted
Object Number:
1907.36.370
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, black and brown ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 13 1/2 in. ( 28.3 x 34.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: May 1890
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at center in graphite: "May 1890"; inscribed at lower right: "The GEO WRIGHT.", 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.
