Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Three Powder Horns: The Guerrilla, George Rex, David Lon (FW-173, 174, 175)
Object Number:
1907.36.152
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, collage, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 14 3/16 in. ( 27 x 36 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: July 1890 RA Grider
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower center below powder horn in brown ink: "July 1890. RA Grider"; inscribed at upper left: "The GUERRILLA...", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower right: "The GR. or GEO REX...."; below: "The David Lon...", with brief histories of the horns
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
