Horn, Powder
- Object Name:
- Horn, Powder
- Object ID:
- 1866.001
- Creator:
- Abbot, John (1756-1779)
- Date:
- 1776
- Description:
- Powder horn. Carved decoration. Dull finish, ivory color with dark horn color at pointed end. Wooden plug at point. Three carved rings 2.25" from point. Sawtooth carving separating light and dark portions. Engraved across the length, "JOHN:ABBOT:H:H:1776 / INDEPENDENCE:DEd: JuLY:1776", and images of animals, trees, hunters, soldiers, animal traps, a sailing vessel, a house, a cannon, and a fort with the letters "LF". Original plug missing for wide end, and glass substituted. Handwritten label under glass, "John Abbot his horne made in the yeare 1776". Fragment of wooden stopper in spout.
- Material:
- Skeletal
Horn
Wood
Glass - Dimensions:
- L-21 Dia-2.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Made and owned by John Abbot, born June 23, 1756, son of Amos Abbot and Rebecca Chandler Abbot, widow of Abiel Chandler. 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 230 pounds, he was said to be the largest young man ever raised in Concord. He enlisted at the beginning of the Revolution, served under Stark at both Bunker Hill and Bennington, and was struck on the breast bone by a bullet during the latter engagement. He died of a fever August 31, 1779 at the age of 23.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Nathaniel P. Abbot
- Subjects:
- Powder horns
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