Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Martin Humphrey (R-10), Two Sides Depcited, with a Vignette of the Putnam's Tavern Sign
Object Number:
1907.36.194
Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/16 x 15 1/8 in. ( 28.4 x 38.4 cm )
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at upper center below horn in black ink: "Rufus A. Grider 1891 / Canajoharie N.Y. / Dec. 1892"; inscribed at right: "The MARTIN HUMPHRY JR.", followed by a brief history of the horn; inscribed above vignette at center: "PUTNAM & THE WOLF"; below vignette: "PUTNAM'S TAVERN / & BOARDING HOUSE / 1801."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
