Horn, Powder

Object Name:

Horn, Powder

Object ID:

1965.531

Date:

circa 1770

Description:

Powder Horn. Short heavy horn, plain, no decoration. Golden color, shading rapidly to black. Metal mount and stopper missing from tip end. Brass band near tip with loop for carrying cord. Metal cap covering wide end and overlapping horn 0.5", incised circles on slightly domed top, metal loop on one side for carrying cord, figure "11" incised on side of cover. Olive-green braided cord with tassel attached to both loops. Good condition except for the missing mount.

Material:

Skeletal
Horn
Metal
Brass
Fiber

Dimensions:

H-3.25 W-5 L-11.5 inches

Provenance:

"This horn was the property of Captain Ebenezer Webster (1739-1806), father of Daniel Webster (1782-1852), and was carried by him through the Revolutionary War. Before his death he gave the horn to his son Daniel and by him it was given to his grand-nephew Daniel D. Webster (1835-1912) of Boscawen who gave it to his brother Edward K. Webster (1848-1927) of this city (Concord)." (typescript note, 1921, in accession file). Edward K. Webster's mother was Emily Webster, daughter of Sarah Webster (1784-1811) and a cousin Ebenezer Webster. Sarah Webster was a sister of Daniel Webster, and the youngest daughter of Ebenezer Webster (1739-1806). Given to the NHHS July 1921.

Credit Line:

Gift of Edward K. Webster

People:

Webster, Daniel (1782-1852), Webster, Ebenezer (1738-1806), Webster, Edward K. (1848-1927)

Subjects:

Powder horns, Revolutionary War