Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Samuel Ten Broeck (FW-142), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.125
Date:
1888
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 14 in. ( 29.2 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Canajoharie N.Y. Rufus A Grider / Ap. 1888
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in brown ink: "Canajoharie N.Y. Rufus A. Grider / Ap. 1888"; inscribed at lower right: "The TEN BROECK...", 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.
