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DateLate 1700s
Terms
- Powder Horns
- Horn
- United States
Dimensions40.61 cm (16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles Laubinger (1940)
Object numberA2089
DescriptionCow's horn. Capped on the large end with wood in which there is a metal rim. The horn cut back smooth for about six inches and decorated on one side with three sailing vessels scratched into the horn. Then there is an eight-sided section about six inches long and a ridge holding a metal ring. The small end is plain and has a wooden stopper. Has a cord. [
