Powder Horn
Powder Horn
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- Description
- Physical Description
- Cattle horn etched with map of New York.
- General History
- During the colonial period, cattle horns were used by woodsmen and by soldiers for storing gunpowder in a safe, dry place. The horns also became decorative objects as they were personalized by the owner. Makers carved names, initials, dates, flags, battles, and even full maps on the exterior of the horns.
- Object Name
- horn, powder
- Object Type
- horn
- Other Terms
- Horn; horn, powder; Accoutrements
- Place Made
- United States: New York
- Associated Place
- United States: New York
- Physical Description
- animal horn (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16 in x 4 in x 9 in; 40.64 cm x 10.16 cm x 22.86 cm
- ID Number
- AF.69151M
- catalog number
- 69151M
- accession number
- 262277
- Credit Line
- Lewis J. Allen
- subject
- Hunting
- Revolution and the New Nation
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- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Bruce J. Larson
Thu, 2013-08-08 15:16