Collection Highlights
Interior of Durand's Studio at Maplewood, New Jersey
Date:
After 1878
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.1
Medium:
Albumen print
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Priming horn
Object Number:
1954.145bc
Date:
1790-1850
Medium:
Horn, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 4.1 x 5.4 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Carved horn priming horn with wooden stopper in spout and wooden cover over opposite end; lipped spout.
Gallery Label:
This priming horn was used by military artist John Ward Dunsmore as a prop for his paintings.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Dorothy C. Barck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
