Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: The City of "Havanna" (F-3), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.407
Date:
1887
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 13 1/16 in. ( 25.1 x 33.2 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider/ Nov.4th 1887
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider Nov. 4th 1887."; inscribed at lower right: "The City of / HAVANNA.", with 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.
