Collection Highlights
Medicine Man (Blackfoot): Plate 173
Date:
1866-68
Object Number:
1872.23.173
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
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Presentation revolver with case and accessories (3)
Object Number:
1939.510a-c
Date:
1860
Medium:
Mahogany, steel, gold, silk, leather, wood
Dimensions:
Case: 11 1/2 x 5 in. ( 29.2 x 12.7 cm )
Part (revolver length): 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
Part (barrel length): 6 in. (15.
Description:
Wood, steel, and gold revolver; gold-plated gripstraps with foliate engraving and two crossed cannons inside shield on backstrap; roll-engraved stagecoach holdup scene on cylinder; stamped marks on barrel, frame, and cylinder; steel bullet mold with circular and conical-shaped cavities; stamped mark on side of mold; formed, black leather-covered wooden case with tooled fretworkon edge of lid and scrolls near center; red satin lining on inside of lid and green velvet lining on bottom, with gilt toolwork along edges.
Gallery Label:
John Stoneacre Ellis (1828-1896) was a brigadier general in the California militia and high sheriff of San Francisco.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
