Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Luce Center
Three Powder Horns: The Gardiner Chandler, Onondaga Indian, and The Samuel Warriner, Two Sides Depicted (R-21, 22, 22a)
Object Number:
1907.36.205
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 15 in. ( 30.2 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: not signed
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at center in black ink: "No. 21 belonged to / Lt. Col. Gardiner Chandler..."; at lower right: "No. 22 was made by an Onondaga Indian..."; below: "No. 22A is not dated...", with brief histories of the horns; with annotations in graphite
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
