Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: The Zanzibar (F-8), Two Sides Depicted
Object Number:
1907.36.412
Date:
c. 1890
Medium:
Watercolor, black and brown ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 9/16 x 13 5/16 in. ( 29.4 x 33.8 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: not signed
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Zanzibar."; at lower left: "belongs to Mr MF Savage with Tiffany & Co....this horn came from Zanzibar Africa. horn is 22 inches long"
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
