Horn, Powder
- Object Name:
- Horn, Powder
- Object ID:
- 1965.532.04
- Creator:
- Noyes, John
- Date:
- 1775-1776
- Description:
- Powder horn of John Noyes. Cream color, with dark horn color at narrow end. Stopper missing. Wide end plugged with rounded wooden disk, brass staple off center. Two narrow raised rings at dark end. Fine incised carving on light horn. Two groups of three soldiers facing each other; Indian (?) firing at wolf and deer. Heart containing head and "Liberty" flanked by rampant lion and unicorn surmounted by soldier legend beneath "SUCCESS TO AMERICA". Floral scroll and inscription: "JOHN / NOYES / HIS.HORN" in rectangle surmounted by heart enclosing "L"; foliate scrolls at either side. The O's in the name form faces.
- Material:
- Skeletal
Horn - Dimensions:
- H-2.5 W-4.5 L-11 inches
- Provenance:
- The only John Noyes discovered whose dates fit this horn is John, second of eight sons of John and Abigail (Poor) Noyes, b. Bow, NH, March 13, 1744. Captain in the Revolutionary Army. Married Mary Fowler, died Oct. 7, 1825.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Noyes, John
- Subjects:
- Powder horns, Revolutionary War
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