Collection Highlights
Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Captain Nathaniel De Venter (FW-29), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.29
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, brown and black ink and wash, and gouache with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 14 in. ( 28.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower left: RA Grider, July 1 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below powder horn in brown ink: "RA Grider July 1. 1889."; inscribed at lower right: "The De VENTER."; 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.
