Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Powder Horn: Paul Jones (R-84), with Vignettes of the Residence of Boatswain Allen, New Castle, New Hampshire, a Scene of the Engagement Between the "Serapis" and the "Bon Homme Richard, 1779, and a Portrait of Commander John Paul Jones
Object Number:
1907.36.263
Date:
1891
Medium:
Black ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, brown ink, graphite, and green and gold metallic pigment, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 7/8 x 15 in. ( 32.7 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: Rufus A. Grider / of Canajoharie N.Y. / Dec. 1891
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider / of Canajoharie N.Y. / Decr. 1891."; inscribed at upper right: "Belongs / to / Alfred S. Manson Esqr...."; at lower left below vignette: "The SERAPIS & BON HOMME RICHARD / Sept. 1779."; at upper center above vignette: "Residence of Boatswain ALLEN..."; at upper left below portrait: "Com. PAUL JONES."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
