Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Two Powder Horns: Daniel Ward, Two Sides Depicted, and the Osborne (FW-184, 185), with a Vignette of a New England Tavern Sign with Beehive
Object Number:
1907.36.161
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 14 1/4 in. ( 27 x 36.2 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: not signed
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle upper left in brown ink: "The Danl. Ward.", followed by a brief history of the horn; inscribed at lower right: "The OSBORNE.", followed by a brief history of the horn; at center beside vignette: "A New England / TAVERN SIGN / of Olden Times."
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
