Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: T. Hovey (H-14), with a Vignette View of the Indian Burial Ground, Pompey, New York
Object Number:
1907.36.363
Date:
1889
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, graphite, and gouache, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 13 11/16 in. ( 25.4 x 34.8 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: Rufus A. Grider, June 29th, 1889
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider June 29th 1889."; inscribed at lower left: "The T. HOVEY.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at center below vignette: "DEPRESSIONS in / A. Hodges Woods..."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
