Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: William Starling (FW-212), with Carving Unfurled to Show a Plan of Fort Niagara, New York
Object Number:
1907.36.185
Date:
1897
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and gold, copper, silver, and blue metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (32.4 x 39.4 cm)
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom: Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. 1897
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below horn in black ink: "Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. 1897."; inscribed below in brown ink: "This HORN celebrates the great victory..."; at upper right: "The Wm. STARLING.", followed by a brief history of the horn; verso annotation notes that this horn was donated to the N-YHS, 1947.91
Description:
Military / Historical
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





