Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder horn
Object Number:
1937.1407b
Date:
1780-1840
Medium:
Horn, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 19 x 41.9 cm )
Marks:
incised: across the center: "E. O.BRIAN"
Description:
Carved horn powder horn (cover end missing); horn carved with images of hunting, female figure lounging in exotic outdoor setting; spout end fluted at the neck, ribbed at the tip.
Gallery Label:
According to powder horn collector C. Stanley Jacob, this powder horn may have been made in Australia; Jacob believes it was made by a sailor.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
