Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Trumpet (mounted)
Object Number:
1951.508
Date:
1863
Medium:
Brass, wood, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 x 10 1/2 in. ( 58.4 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
relief: on oval brass plaque affixed to side: "W. STAEHLEN / WILLIAMSBURGH / PATENTED 1858"
engraved: above plaque: "Presented to / Samuel Gautier / OF THE / 4th Co. 7th Regt. N.Y.S.M. / Fort Federal Hill Fire Depart. / Baltimore Md. / June 9th 1863 / Co
Description:
Brass presentation trumpet with engraved inscription on center section and conical bell mounted atop octagonal, brown enameled metal base on wooden plinth.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
