Collection Highlights
Group of Chicago Zouave Cadets
Date:
Object Number:
PR.049.FF.MIL.CHIZOU
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: Robert Clark (R-140), with a Vignette View of Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts
Object Number:
1907.36.318
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, black and brown ink and wash, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 14 11/16 in. ( 28.6 x 37.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center left: Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. Aug. 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider of Canajoharie N.Y. / Aug. 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The ROBT CLARK.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper center beside vignette: "BEACON HILL / BOSTON..."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
