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American Engraved Powder Horns: A Study Based on the J. H. Grenville Gilbert Collection

This catalogue deals primarily with the collection of American powder horns and primers formed by J. H. Grenville Gilbert, of Ware, Massachusetts, and generously presented to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1937. An essay on American engraved powder horns and a résumé of the Gilbert collection precede the catalogue, which consists of detailed descriptions of the individual pieces and notes of genealogical or historical interest. Each horn in the collection is illustrated by a collotype reproduction and, with one exception (an undecorated horn), by a line drawing of the engraved area. An indexed checklist of the collections records the pertinent details of each powder horn.
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Rediscovering John Bush

February 8, 2023

By Pierre Terjanian

Recent research sheds light on the life and work of a Massachusetts militiaman and influential horn carver.
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The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela

September 1, 2014

By Kristen Windmuller-Luna

The Lalibela churches take their form, placement, and orientation from both geological features and structures within the complex.
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Dressing for the Cocktail Hour

October 1, 2004

By Elyssa Da Cruz

Christian Dior was the first to name the early evening frock a “cocktail” dress in the late 1940s, and in doing so allowed magazines, department stores, and rival Parisian and American designers to promote fashion with cocktail-specific terminology.
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The Artist Project: Cory Arcangel

March 25, 2015
Artist Cory Archangel reflects on the harpsichord in this episode of The Artist Project.
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Hanae Mori (1926–2022)

December 1, 2023

By Ayaka Sano

The first Asian designer to become a member of the Paris haute couture syndicate, Hanae Mori occupied a singular position at the forefront of the global fashion industry over the course of her storied five-decade career.
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A Portable Irish Harp

March 17, 2014

By Jayson Kerr Dobney

Jayson Dobney traces the role of the harp in Irish culture, and introduces readers to a rare John Egan instrument from the Museum's collection.
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Tracing the Rise of Thomas Chippendale, from Hometown Hero to London Lion

September 12, 2018

By Alyce Perry Englund

Assistant Curator Alyce Perry Englund recounts her travels throughout England to visit sites related to the celebrated English designer and furniture maker Thomas Chippendale Sr.
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The Globe-trotting Coin

August 4, 2015

By Fatima Quraishi

Hagop Kevorkian Fellow Fatima Quraishi examines how Islamic leaders used currency as symbols of their faith and the global stature of their empires.
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Survival and Adaptation: Bonnefont's Corne Field

June 23, 2016

By Caleb Leech

Managing Horticulturist Caleb Leech discusses the uses of medieval cereal grains and compares them to their descendants.
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Pair of Four-Barreled Turnover Percussion Pistols of Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1785–1851), with Pair of Box-Lock Turn-Off Pocket Pistols, Case, and Accessories

James Purdey the Elder (British, London 1784–1863 Margate)

Date: 1831
Accession Number: 35.41.1–.15

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Flintlock Target Pistol of Prince William Frederick, Second Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776–1834), with Case and Accessories

Wogdon & Barton (British, London 1795–1803)

Date: 1801–3
Accession Number: 37.154.3a–g

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Powder Horn

Date: dated 1759
Accession Number: 37.131.4

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Pair of Over-and-Under Tube-Lock Percussion Pistols with Case and Accessories

Durs Egg (British, born Switzerland, baptized Oberbuchsiten, Switzerland 1748–1831 London)

Date: ca. 1805–10; converted after 1818
Accession Number: 19.53.106a–f

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Flintlock Longrifle

Jacob Kuntz (American, Allentown, Pennsylvania 1780–1876 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Date: ca. 1810–20
Accession Number: 42.22

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Shoulder Belt for a Powder Horn

Date: probably early 19th century
Accession Number: 39.87b

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Powder Horn of John Mahard

John Bush (Colonial American, Massachusetts ca. 1725–ca. 1758)

Date: Dated 1756
Accession Number: 2021.429

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Powder Horn

Date: ca. 1765
Accession Number: 37.131.8

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Powder Horn

Date: dated 1749
Accession Number: 37.131.23

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Powder Horn

Date: dated 1760
Accession Number: 49.72.20