Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: William Warner (R-128), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette Portrait of John Paul Jones
Object Number:
1907.36.306
Date:
1890
Medium:
Brown and wash, watercolor, black ink, graphite, and gouache, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. ( 28.3 x 36.8 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower center: Rufus A. Grider Augt. 1890
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at middle right below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider Augt 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The WILLIAM WARNER.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at upper center beside vignette: "JOHN PAUL JONES..."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
