Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: James Hayward (R-119), Two Sides Depicted, with Vignette Views of Houses Along Paul Reveres Route in 1775
Object Number:
1907.36.298
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 15 in. ( 29.8 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider/ at Canajoharie N.Y. Aug. 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider / of Canajoharie / N.Y. / Aug.1890"; at middle right: "The JAMES HAYWARD.", followed by an extensive history of the horn and owners; at upper right: "This precious Relic..."; at lower center is a reproduction of the presentation plaque attached to the horn's cap; verso has extensive historical annotations in graphite
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
