Horn, Powder
- Object Name:
- Horn, Powder
- Object ID:
- 1880.020.01
- Creator:
- Gay, Jacob
- Place of Origin:
- Winter Hill, MA
- Date:
- 1775
- Description:
- Powder horn. Off-white cow horn, dark on narrower half. Pine plug at base, painted red.. Two carved raised rings toward tip with iron wire hanger between. Wooden stopper in tip. Animals, birds, and fish carved on exterior of body; man in cocked hat shoots a gun. Inscription reads, "BENJAMIN STANDLY / HIS HORN M AT WINTER / HILL OCTOBER THE 4 1775". Initials SD, SB, and portions of others on both light and dark portions. Incomplete nature of carvings at base indicate that horn was originally longer.
- Material:
- Wood
Skeletal
Horn - Dimensions:
- L-12 Dia-2.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Standly is thought to be a misspelling or variation of Stanley. A Benjamin Stanley is listed in the Revolutionary Rolls of N.H. as being in Capt. Isaac Baldwin's Company, Col. John Stark's Regiment, as of August 1, 1775, having entered the service on April 23rd of that year.
Benjamin Stanley lived in Hopkinton, NH. After taking part at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, his regiment was stationed at nearby Winter Hill until the evacuation of Boston in March 1776. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Levi Bartlett
- Subjects:
- Powder horns, Folk Art, Animals, Birds, Fish
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