Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Zebulun Dodge (R-130), with Vignettes of Both Sides of the W. Simmonds Tavern Sign, Lexington, Massachusetts
Object Number:
1907.36.308
Date:
1890
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 14 7/16 in. ( 28.3 x 36.7 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: signed bottom center: Rufus A. Grider Augt. 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider Augt 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The ZEBULUN DODGE.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper right beside vignettes: "TAVERN SIGN / near LEXINGTON Mass. / date 1810..."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
