Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Frans Schimmel (FW-41), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.40
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, graphite, gouache, black ink, and green metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 15 in. ( 31.1 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: R.A. Grider/ Canajoharie, N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right: "The SCHIMMELL...RA Grider / Canajoharie N.Y.", 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.
