Collection Highlights
Geometrical Lathe-work Proof
Date:
Object Number:
PR.221.63
Medium:
Engraving
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Powder Horn: The Van Antwerpen (FW-144), with Carving Unfurled and a Map Vignette of Albany, New York
Object Number:
1907.36.127
Date:
1887
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on ivory paper
Marks:
inscriptions: signed bottom center: Rufus A. Grider/ Dec.31, 1887
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower middle in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider / Dec. 31. 1887."; at right of vignette: "Bouwlands of Schenectady…"; at upper right of horn: "The Oldest / American Horn / yet found / R A Grider", followed by a brief rescription of the horn
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
