Collection Highlights
Undutiful Boys
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.23
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powderhorn: etched w/map of NY State
Object Number:
1964.7
Date:
1770-1780
Medium:
Horn, wood, silver, other metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. ( 7.9 x 11.4 x 34.6 cm )
Description:
Horn and silver plate powder horn with wooden cover over one end carved with concentric circles, silver plate spout at opposite end with spring-loaded pouring device; horn incised with map of New York from New York City north to Lake George, with British Royal Standard at the center.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this powder horn was owned by James Moncrieffe (1744-1793), a military engineer for the British army. Moncrieffe served in the siege of Havanna; he also constructed the British defenses at Savannah in 1779 and at Charleston in 1780.
Credit Line:
Purchase
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