Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: The Ely (R-42), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.223
Date:
1888?
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, graphite, and copper and green metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/8 x 13 in. ( 27.6 x 33 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider Sept.22, 1888 at Canajoharie N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider Sept 22 1888 / of Canajoharie N.Y."; inscribed at lower right: "The ELY", 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.
