Horn, Powder
- Object Name:
- Horn, Powder
- Object ID:
- 1949.016.01
- Creator:
- Hayden, Samuel
- Place of Origin:
- Marlborough, MA
- Date:
- 1758
- Description:
- Powder horn. Golden colored, golden brown at narrow end where horn is carved to be narrower with single raised ring and multi-sided tip with flat wooden stopper. Carved teeth at juncture of light and darker horn. Finely incised but unskillful carvings of fish and row of soldiers. Inscription "Marlborough 1758 / Samuel Hayden his / Powder horn / If I do lose / And you do find / Give it to me / For it is mine." Leather thong at wide end that is plugged with wood.
- Material:
- Skeletal
Horn
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-4 W-6 L-13.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Josiah Hayden (1763-1816) was the nephew and heir of Samuel Hayden. The donor was the great-granddaughter of Josiah Hayden.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Bertha Hayden, in memory of Daniel W. Hayden
- People:
- Hayden, Samuel (1733-1792), Hayden, Josiah (1763-1816), Hayden, Samuel (1800-1880), Hayden, Daniel W. (1840-1920), Hayden, Bertha M. (1879-1948)
- Subjects:
- Powder horns, Fish
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