Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: John Hosmer (FW-168), with Two Vignettes of the Battle Monuments at Concord Bridge, Massachussetts
Object Number:
1907.36.147
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 3/8 in. ( 28.6 x 36.5 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie, N.Y. July 29th, 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. July 29th 1890."; also inscribed and signed inside image of both vignettes; inscribed at lower right: "The JOHN HOSMER.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at center below vignettes: "The BATTLE MONUMENTS at CONCORD BRIDGE, Mass...."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




