Collection Highlights
Get off the track! : a song for Emmancipation, sung by the Hutchinsons, respectfully dedicated to Nath.l P. Rogers, as a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the cause of human rights
Date:
1844
Object Number:
LIB.M1622a.Hutchinson
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Powder Horn: Henry Markley (H-25), with a Vignette View of the Lower Fort, Schoharie Village, New York
Object Number:
1907.36.374
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/16 x 13 9/16 in. ( 25.9 x 34.4 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: August 1887 by rufus a. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower center below vignette in brown ink: "A view of the Lower Fort at Schoharie Village...August 1887 by Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y."; inscribed at middle right: "The HENRY MARKLEY.", followed by a brief history of the horn; annotations in graphite
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
