Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: J. B. Clough (R-88), with Vignettes of Indian Scalp Trophies
Object Number:
1907.36.267
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, gouache, brown ink, graphite, and gold and blue metallic pigment, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/16 x 14 3/8 in. ( 30.6 x 36.5 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: rufus A. Grider/ of Canajoharier N.Y. Sept. 1891
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider / of Canajoharie / N.Y. Sept 1891."; inscribed at upper right: "The J.B. CLOUGH....", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper center above vignette: "SCALPS.", followed by an extensive history
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
