Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: James Albro (FW-191), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette of the "Old Indian House", Deerfield, Massachusetts
Object Number:
1907.36.165
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. ( 28.6 x 37.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center left: Rufus A. Grider of Canahoharie N.Y./ July 20th 1890. Bottom right: RA Grider 1890.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider of / Canajoharie N.Y. / July 20th 1880"; inscribed at lower left: "THE JAMES ALBRO…", followed by a brief history of the horn; at center below vignette: "The "OLD INDIAN HOUSE…"
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
