Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: P. A. Keller (R-58), Two Sides Depicted, and Vignette Views of Stone Church at Palatine and the Peter Wagner Farm and Blockhouse,
Object Number:
1907.36.239
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and gold and green metallic pigment with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. ( 29.5 x 34.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. 1890. Center: RA Grider Ap.1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider Canajoharie N.Y. 1890."; also signed at center and lower right; inscribed at middle right: "The / P.A. KELLER…", followed by a brief history of the horn; at lower right below vignette: "View of the PETER WAGNER Farm..."; at upper left: "PALATINE, stone / Church…"
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
