Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: The Orinoco, Leather Covered Sportsman's Horn (F-56)
Object Number:
1907.36.452
Date:
1888
Medium:
Watercolor, black and brown ink and wash, and graphite, with heavy glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. ( 29.8 x 34.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: not signed
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "The ORINOCO. / This comes from ORINOCO RIVER / in South America -- the butt is wood / fastened by a ligament -- the Entire / horn is covered with leather..."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
