Name/Title
Phineas Wilcox Powder HornEntry/Object ID
2012.127.001Description
Powder horn, dated 1834, and signed Phineas Wilcox. Engraved on the horn are pictures of four ships as well as the name Stonington. Wilcox (1792-1839) played a significant role in Stonington's history. He served as a corporal in the militia during the British attack on Stonington in August 1814; first mate on the sloop HERO, commanded by Nathaniel B. Palmer, on the ship HERO's voyage in 1820-21, during with Antarctica was discovered; and the master of several ships, including two whalers, MONTGOMERY and PENGUIN. It is possible that the engraved ships on the horn include HERO, MONTGOMERY, and PENGUIN. Also engraved on the horn is a lighthouse (perhaps Stonington's).
Wilcox lived in a house, built for him in 1836, at 46 Gold Street in the borough of Stonington. He died at sea in 1839 and is buried in the Miner Burying Ground in Quiambaug.Collection
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