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: The Pickelata (FW-70), with Carving Unfurled that Depicts New York City in 1765
Object Number:
1907.36.64
Date:
1893
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 15 5/16 in. ( 30.2 x 38.9 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center right: Rufus A. Grider / Canajoharie N.Y. 1893
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle right below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider / Canajoharie / N.Y.1893."; inscribed at lower right: "PICKELATA", followed by a brief history of the horn
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
