Horn, Powder
- Object Name:
- Horn, Powder
- Object ID:
- 1951.018.14
- Description:
- Powder horn. Dark grayish color overall. No decoration. Flat oval plug nailed into large end. Tip shaped with bell-like raised portion, widest part towards wide end of horn. Shaped wooden plug stopper. Large headed brass stud centered in plug at wide end. Twisted red cord attached to stud and at shaped part of tip.
- Material:
- Skeletal
Horn - Dimensions:
- H-2.75 W-4.25 L-11 inches
- Provenance:
- Received with a collection of guns owned by three Bailey generations. Horn also used by same men as follows:
Zalmon Bailey (1807-1885)
John W. Bailey (1849-1910)
William E. Bailey (1878-1957)
Donated to the Society by William E. Bailey (1878-1957), Lisbon, NH, September 20, 1951. - Credit Line:
- Gift of William E. Bailey
- People:
- Bailey, John W., Bailey, William E., Bailey, Zalmon
- Subjects:
- Powder horns
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