Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Luce Center
Two Powder Horns: The George Watkins and The Josiah Hubbard (FW-153, 154), with Two Vignettes of Log Buildings
Object Number:
1907.36.134
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and copper, gold and silver metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 3/16 x 12 1/4 in. ( 38.6 x 31.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: not signed
Inscriptions:
Inscribed below center vignette: "This is one of the houses attacked by Indians in 1746…"; below vignette at right: "A BLOCK HOUSE…"; inscribed at lower right: "The JOSIAH HUBBARD…"; below: "The GEO. WATKINS…", with brief histories of the horns
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
