Fowlers

DateSeptember 1854

Terms

Fowlers
Metal
Pewter
Silver
Steel
Walnut
Concord (Massachusetts)

Dimensions87 cm (34 1/4 in.)

MarkingsOn lock: "William Read/Boston"; engraved on patch box: "L.O. Wheeler/Charlestown Mass"; Barrel marked "E/LG" in oval; Barrel marked "9/54", "A. PRATT./CONCORD./MSS/", "16.8", "HG", and "JP"

Credit LineGift of Henry J. Dane; Paula and Seymour DiMare; Ralph Earle and Jane Mendillo; Pat and Farouk El-Baz; John Hickling; Reed Holden; Jonathan and Judy Keyes; Jenny Masters and Larry Curtiss; Dexter and Julia Wang; Michael and Roxanne Zak; and Chip and Margaret Ziering (2015)

Object number2015.7.1

DescriptionBoy's fowler. Removable decoratively damasconed smoothbore barrel, shaped from octagonal to round, approximately 12 gauge; percussion back lock. Brass tipped wooden ramrod with worm; checkered grip; inlaid on the cheek with engraved German silver mounts of a pair of partridges and a deer. German silver patch box and decoration; silver wire inlay; pewter forearm.