Powder Horn

Unknown

1755–83 · Horn (cow), wood · Arms and Armor

This powder horn is engraved with a map of the Middle Cherokee towns (the present county of Macon, North Carolina). It is decorated with scenes of men dueling and hunting, and also the royal arms of Great Britain.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1755–83

Medium

Horn (cow), wood

Culture

American

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

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