Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Two Powder Horns: Italian Powder Flask and Horn (F-12)
Object Number:
1907.36.416
Date:
1888
Medium:
Black ink and wash, gouache, collage, brown ink, and graphite, with selective glazing on green paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 11/16 x 15 in. ( 27.1 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed bottom right and left: Procured by Mrs. Wm. G.Steel of Ilkley Yorkshire Dec, 1888
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "ITALIAN POWDER FLASK of the 16th Centuary[sic]...Dec. 1888.", with a brief history of the flask; at lower right: "ITALIAN POWDER HORN of the 16th Centuary[sic]...", followed by a brief history of the horn
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
