Powder Horn

Jacob Gay

dated 1759 · Horn (cow), wood · Arms and Armor

One of the most prolific horn carvers, Jacob Gay is thought to have relocated from Nova Scotia to New England in about 1755, settling in New Hampshire. This horn is engraved with a map of the Hudson Valley and the forts from Albany to the Great Lakes, the British coat of arms, and the name of the owner, Iotham Bemus.

Artist

Jacob Gay

Date

dated 1759

Medium

Horn (cow), wood

Culture

Colonial American

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

The Collection of J. H. Grenville Gilbert, of Ware, Massachusetts, Gift of Mrs. Gilbert, 1937