Collection Highlights
Pastoral Scene by Andrew R. Smith
Date:
1822
Object Number:
MSS.BV.AfricanFreeSchool.Vol4.
Medium:
Manuscript
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Two Powder Horns: Canadian Pocket Horn and The Zulu (F-1, 2)
Object Number:
1907.36.406
Date:
1888
Medium:
Black ink and wash, watercolor, brown ink, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/8 x 14 in. ( 27.6 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center: RA Grider/ May 20, 1888/ Canajoharie/ N.Y.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at center in brown ink: "RA. Grider May 20. 1888 / Canajoharie / N.Y."; inscribed at lower right in graphite: "2. / The Zulu.", and at lower left: "1. Canadian Pocket Horn", with a brief history of each horn
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
