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: Isaac Davis (R-133), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette Portrait of Paul Revere
Object Number:
1907.36.311
Date:
1890
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 13 9/16 in. ( 28.3 x 34.4 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: Rufus A. Grider July 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider July 1890."; inscribed at lower left: "The ISAAC DAVIS.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper right beside vignette: "An ALARM RIDER is represented below. When / the British..."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
