Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: Gershom Burbank (FW-201), with Carving Unfurled, and a Vignette of Washington's Headquarters
Object Number:
1907.36.175
Date:
1895
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 15 1/8 in. ( 31.1 x 38.4 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider, Canajoharie N.Y. / 1895 in Novr.
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider"; inscribed at lower right below horn: "Canajoharie N.Y./1895 in Nov."; at lower right: "The GERSHOM BURBANK…", followed by a brief history of the horn; at middle right below vignette: "WASHINGTON'S Head Qtrs.…"
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
