Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Powder Horn: The Bunker Hill, Ephraim Moors (R-29), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.210
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 15/16 x 13 5/8 in. ( 30.3 x 34.6 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: signed bottom left: RA Grider June 28, 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown and black ink: "RA Grider June 28. 1889."; inscribed at lower right: "The BUNKER HILL.", followed by a brief history of the horn; a Key to sites around Boston depicted on the horn is at lower left
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
