Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Powder Horn: John Smith Sanborn (R-86), with a Portrait Vignette of Naval Captain James Mugford
Object Number:
1907.36.265
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink, gouache, black ink and wash, graphite and bronze metallic pigment on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 5/8 x 14 3/16 in. ( 32.1 x 36 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: 1891 RA Grider
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in brown ink: "The SANBORN...1891. RA Grider", with a brief history of the horn's owners; inscribed at center above vignette: "CAPTN. JAMES MUGFORD..."; at upper left: "THE STORY OF THE FIRST NAVAL VICTORY OF THE U.S...."; followed by an extensive history of the battle
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
