Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Two Powder Horns: Hunter's Horn and Nathaniel Booth (H-13)
Object Number:
1907.36.362
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 13 9/16 in. ( 28.9 x 34.4 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom left: Rufus A. Grider July 11th 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider July 11th 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The Nathaniel BOOTH."; at upper center: "A HUNTERS HORN", followed by a brief history of the horn
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
