Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: John Taylir (FW-199), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.173
Date:
1896
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 13/16 x 13 7/8 in. ( 30 x 35.2 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: Rufus A. Grider / Canajoharie N.Y./1896
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider/ Canajoharie N.Y / 1896"; inscribed at lower right: "The JOHN TAYLIR…", followed by a brief history of the horn
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
