Carved Powder Horn, 19th Century

Object/Artifact

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The Art & History Museums of Maitland

Name/Title

Carved Powder Horn, 19th Century

Entry/Object ID

1986.074.2

Description

8" powder horn. The color is light tan to dark brown

Collection

History Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1986.074

Source or Donor

Charles Vanderpool

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Exhibition

Maitland's Attic: A Journey Through a Small City's Past

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Powder Horn's were used by soldiers, settlers, and Native Americans, to store gunpowder. These horns, made from the hollowed horns of a cow, sometimes featured etchings made by the horn's owner. Others, like this one, were left plainly kept.