Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Timothy Farril (FW-69), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.63
Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 15 in. ( 28.3 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: Rufus A. Grider / Canajoharie N.Y. 1892
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right of center below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider / Canajoharie N.Y.1892."; inscribed at lower right: "The TIMOTHY FARRIL", 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.
