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 Mermaid (FW-146), with Carving Unfurled and a Landscape Vignette of Crown Point, New York
Object Number:
1907.36.129
Date:
1887
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 15/16 x 13 1/16 in. ( 25.2 x 33.2 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: signed bottom center: Oct. 26, 1887 R A Grider and center right RA Grider/ Oct. 26th, 1887
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower center in brown ink: "Oct. 26. 1887 RA Grider."; inscribed at right of horn: "The / MERMAID..., followed by a brief history of the horn; below vignette: "The LIGHT HOUSE & scenery at CROWN POINT N.Y…."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
