Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Holmes (R-55), with Carving Unfurled, and a Vignette View of the Valley Forge Railroad Station
Object Number:
1907.36.236
Date:
1887
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 13 1/8 in. ( 27.9 x 33.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider/ Dec.28 1887 RA Grider.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in black ink: "Rufus A Grider / Dec. 28. 1887."; inscribed at middle right: "The HOLMES.", followed by a brief history of the horn with a more extensive history at upper center; at lower right below vignette: "VALLEY FORGE R.R. STATION"
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
