Horn, Powder
- Title:
- America Swallowing the Bitter Draught
- Object Name:
- Horn, Powder
- Object ID:
- 1965.532.02
- Creator:
- Odiorne, George
Artist - Date:
- 1776
- Description:
- Powder horn. Heavy, yellowish horn, darker at narrow end. Wide end plugged with rounded wooden stopper. Skillful drawings over entire surface. Englishman with Boston Port Bill in his pocket pouring liquid from teapot down America's throat while liberty mourns. Legend: "The Able Doctor or / America swallowing the bitter / Draught". Many other figures. Oval cartouche containing "Geo Odiorne / Anno Domini / 1776".
- Material:
- Skeletal
Horn - Dimensions:
- H-2.75 W-5.5 L-11.7 inches
- Provenance:
- It is possible that this George Odiorne was the grandson of Nathanial, son of Philip, b. about 1660. Lived on the Isles of Shoals 1703 and in Portsmouth in 1708 and 1727.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Odiorne, George
- Subjects:
- Powder horns, Chariots, Shepherds, Sheep, Boston, MA, King George III
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