Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Ticonderoga (FW-58), Two Sides Depicted, with Vignettes Portraits of Lieutenant General Louis Joseph, Marquis De Montcalm, and General John Abercrombie
Object Number:
1907.36.57
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 14 3/8 in. ( 30.5 x 36.5 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed bottom center: RA Grider 1891 / Feb.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below powder horn in brown wash: "RA Grider 1891 / Feb."; inscribed at lower right: "The TICONDEROGA"; with a brief history of the horn carried by soldier Henry Aupa[hn? illegible]
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
