Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: The Scott, Ochterlony Family Crest (F-28), Two Sides Depicted
Object Number:
1907.36.425
Date:
1890
Medium:
Brown ink and wash, watercolor, black ink and wash, and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. ( 28.6 x 35.9 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center right: RA Grider of Canajoharie, N.Y. Oct. 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider of Canajoharie / N.Y. Oct. 1890."; inscribed at upper right: "The 'SCOTT' now posessed by / ALLAN CASSELS of TORONTO CANADA.", followed by a history of the horn; at lower right: "THE EMBLEMS.", with a key and explanation of the symbols engraved into horn
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
