Collection Highlights
Plan of the City of New York
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Nathaniel Osgood (R-108), Two Sides Depicted, with Vignettes of the J. Turner Tavern Sign and the M. Root Tavern Sign
Object Number:
1907.36.287
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 15/16 x 24 7/16 in. ( 27.8 x 62.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center left: Rufus A. Grider/ July 21, 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider / July 21. 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The NATHAN'L OSGOOD", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper right beside vignette: "SIGN / from a Tavern near / Deerfield / Massachusetts."; at upper left beside vignette: "SIGN of the Old Tavern on / the PLYMOUTH Turnpike..."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
