Collection Highlights
Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles
Date:
1829
Object Number:
LIB.E441.Box.W1784.W3
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: The J. Walk (H-4), with a Vignette View of Shelden's Point in Oswego Harbor, Lake Ontario, New York
Object Number:
1907.36.353
Date:
1889
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 13 1/2 in. ( 28.9 x 34.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower center: Sketh Aug 21st, 1889 by Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center inside vignette image in brown ink: "RA. Grider Aug. 21 1889."; below: "SHELDENS POINT IN THE HARBOR AT OSWEGO..."; also signed at lower center; at lower center: " 'The WALK' is owned by Chas. F. Gunther of Chicago..."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
