Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918
Date:
1918
Object Number:
1984.68
Medium:
Oil on canvas
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Israel Smith (R-152), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette View of the Site of General Burgoyne's Surrender
Object Number:
1907.36.329
Date:
1896
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and blue and silver metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/16 x 14 9/16 in. ( 31 x 37 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom: Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y.1896
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below horn in black ink: "Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. 1896."; inscribed at lower right: "The ISRAEL SMITH.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at center below vignette: "SCENE Of BURGOYNE'S SURRENDER..."; annotations in graphite
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
