Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414c
Medium:
Glass
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Powder Horn: John Chaney, Jr. (R-141), Two Sides Depicted
Object Number:
1907.36.319
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, black and brown ink and wash, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. ( 29.5 x 34 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: RA Grider/ May 3d / 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "RA Grider / May 3d / 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The JOHN CHANEY, Jr.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper left: "The POWDER HORN of JOHN CHANEY Jr....", 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.
