Horn, Powder

Object Name:

Horn, Powder

Object ID:

1990.054.01

Creator:

Sanborn, JeremiahEngraver

Place of Origin:

Hampton, NH

Date:

1762

Description:

Powder horn. Covered with engravings, including 11 animals with captions, and a maker's inscription. Inscription reads, "JER'MIAH: SANBORN / His Horn made by Me in the / Town of HAMPTON in / New Hampshire [June] ye 14th / Anno. MDCCLXII in the Secod [sic] / Year of the Reign of King / GEORGE / THE III." (Handwritten note with horn has same inscription, and "LeRoy W Sanborn"; note believed to be written by Charlotte Morrison.) Animal engravings include: "TIGER", "CAMEL", "BEAR", "LEOPARD", "LYON", "FOX", "THRUSH", "GAME COCK", "ELEPHANT", "MONKEY", "[OW]L". Compass: metal needle, translucent horn cover, wood insert over cover; set into base of powder horn. Snout end: denticulate carvings; stained dark. Leather strap around base end; green twine tied around leather and snout, as a strap. Entire horn appears varnished.

Material:

Wood
Skeletal
Leather

Dimensions:

W-12.625 Dia-3.125 inches

Provenance:

Powder horn and trunk given in memory of May Sanborn Whitelaw and Gladys Sanborn Dillon. Family tradition of powder horn having been used at Bunker Hill (not confirmed in pension records).

Jeremiah Sanborn (1739-1823), Hampton, NH; LeRoy Webster Sanborn's great grandfather; made horn in 1762 in Hampton. In 1778, Sanborn moved to a part of Sanbornton that later became Franklin Falls.

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert Edward Dillon, in memory of May Sanborn Whitelaw and Glady Sanborn Dillon

People:

Dillon, Gladys Sanborn (1894- ), Sanborn, Jeremiah (1739-1823), Sanborn, LeRoy Webster, Whitelaw, May Sanborn

Subjects:

Animals, Powder horns, Tigers, Leopards, Monkeys, Camels, Bears, Foxes, Birds, Lions, Elephants, Owls