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Powder Horn: Thomas Parshley (R-114), with a Vignette Scene of the British Retreat at Concord, Massachusetts, 1775
Powder Horn: Thomas Parshley (R-114), with a Vignette Scene of the British Retreat at Concord, Massachusetts, 1775
Artist/Maker (1817 - 1900)

Powder Horn: Thomas Parshley (R-114), with a Vignette Scene of the British Retreat at Concord, Massachusetts, 1775

1891
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, graphite, gouache, and bronze and green metallic pigment, with selective glazing on beige paper
Overall: 11 13/16 x 14 7/16 in. ( 30 x 36.7 cm )
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
1907.36.293
DescriptionMilitary
Markingsinscriptions: Signed bottom left: RA Grider/1891. Upper left: Rufus A. Grider / Canajoharie N.Y. 1892
InscribedSigned and inscribed at lower left below horn in black ink: "RA. Grider / 1891."; at lower right: "The PARSHLEY.", followed by an extensive history of the horn and its owners; at center below vignette: "BRITISH RETREAT FROM CONCORD...", followed by a brief history of the battle
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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