Horn, Powder

Name/Title

Horn, Powder

Entry/Object ID

M2019.001.001

Description

Carolina Map Powder Horn with a View of Charleston, South Carolina

Context

From the French and Indian War

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation

Acquisition

Accession

M2019.001

Source or Donor

Kelly Kinzle Antiques

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Made/Created

Date made

1761

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Map of Carolinas with associated sites stretched around horn

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Horn, Powder

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Flask, Ammunition

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Armament

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Length

12-1/2 in

Material

Horn, Pine

Location

Location

Building

NRH gallery

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Notes

Original condition

Provenance

Notes

Offered for sale in London by Charles Sawyer in 1926 (catalog 26) as cited by Stephen Grancsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator of Arms and Armor in American Powder Horns: A Study based on the J.H. Grenville Gilbert Collection (New York, 1945). Originally owned by Captain Charles Fornin Richardes of the 95th Regiment of the British Army.

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Create Date

February 27, 2019

Updated By

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Update Date

January 14, 2025