Horn, Powder
- Object Name:
- Horn, Powder
- Object ID:
- 1965.532.03
- Creator:
- More, Samuel
- Place of Origin:
- New York (?)
- Date:
- 1761
- Description:
- Powder horn. Attributed to Samuel More of Poughkeepsie, NY, 1761. Pale yellow horn, darker only at very tip. Wide end plugged with brass. Mount missing from narrow end as is stopper. Skillful all over fine incised engraving: Arms of England with legends above which is name and date in small rectangle: "AMOS PEASLEE / 1761". Beneath: New York and sketch of the city from which begins a map running up the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers to Ontario and north to above Mount Royal, including perspective sketches of towns and forts.
- Material:
- Horn
Skeletal - Dimensions:
- H-2.75 W-4.5 L-10.7 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Peaslee, Amos
- Subjects:
- Hudson River, Mohawk River, New York City, Mount Royal, Powder horns, Maps
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