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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Luce Center
Powder Horn: Peter Batchelder (FW-101), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette of Fort Western, Maine
Object Number:
1907.36.86
Date:
1891
Medium:
watercolor, ink, graphite
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 13/16 x 14 7/16 in. ( 30 x 36.7 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: signed bottom right: RA Grider 1891
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in brown and black ink: "The PETER BATCHELDER...RA Grider. 1891"; inscribed at center: "FORT WESTERN....", with brief histories of the horn and fort
Description:
Military
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
