Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Luce Center
Powder Horn: The Wm. Hammond (FW-13), with Carving Unfurled
Object Number:
1907.36.13
Date:
1889
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, graphite, and touches of gouache with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 14 in. ( 28.6 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider June, 1889.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider June 1889."; inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "The Wm Hammond.", 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.
