Horn, Powder
- Object Name:
- Horn, Powder
- Object ID:
- 2008.007.01
- Date:
- 1772
- Description:
- Powder horn. Used by New Hampshire soldiers in the American Revolution. Body engraved with whimsical animals, birds, vines, flowers, human figures, and a house. Inscribed "WARd THeSTAn / 1772" in block letters along side. Scalloped edge near tip. Pine plug in large end, secured by iron tacks. Cork plug in tip.
- Material:
- Skeletal
Horn
Wood
Pine
Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- W-5 L-13.75 D-3 inches
- Provenance:
- First belonged to Ward Thurston of "Coos Country," then to Josiah Moody (1746-1832) of Epping and Unity, NH. Thurston appears in Newbury, VT, "Coos Country" militia records and was part of a force of Minute Men raised in 1775. Moody fought in John Stark's regiment in 1775-76, including the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Descended from Josiah Moody to his son, Laurin Moody (1785-1849), then to Winfield S. Moody (1815-1894), then to Winfield's son, Ralph Moody of New York City, who donated it to the Whitefield Public Library in 1935. The gift to the library was facilitated by William B. Chase of Whitefield, a descendant of Josiah Moody. - Credit Line:
- Gift of the Whitefield Public Library, Whitefield, N.H.
- People:
- Thurston, Ward, Moody, Josiah (1746-1832)
- Subjects:
- American Revolution, Powder horns, Gunpowder
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