Powder Horn

Unknown

ca. 1779–80 · Horn (cow), wood (pine) · Arms and Armor

The style of engraving on this horn suggests that its decorator was Penobscot. It may have been made for a Massachusetts soldier during the Penobscot expedition of 1779–80.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1779–80

Medium

Horn (cow), wood (pine)

Culture

Native American, possibly Penobscot

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

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