Horn, Powder
- Object Name:
- Horn, Powder
- Object ID:
- 1965.530
- Date:
- 1758
- Description:
- Powder Horn. Long, slim, plain horn. Light yellowish color with dark spots at large end, shading to dark horn color, and finally dark brown at very tip. Raised carved ring gouged to resemble rope about 1.5" from tip. Engraved inscriptions, hardly visible: "IB" (near ring) and "1758" at base. Stopper in disc form. Wide end plugged with rounded wooden disc nailed in. Iron staple in center, wire loop attached. Leather thong around small end just below carved ring.
- Material:
- Skeletal
Horn
Wood
Pine
Leather
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-5 W-6 L-16.5 Dia-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- May have originally belonged to Joseph Barnard (1734-1815), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and moved to Hopkinton, NH, c. 1766. Apparently donated by his great-grandson, George E. Barnard (1864-1953) of Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of George E. Barnard
- Subjects:
- Powder horns
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