Powder Horn

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Powder Horn

Entry/Object ID

1880.1

Description

Powder horn inscribed, "Roger Clarks Horn Made at Lake George Jul ye 22 in the yer 1758." along with a map of Lake George and Champlain, showing the location of Fort William Henry and Fort Carillon. The end has a wooden plug with an elongated oval metal ring place in the center. The point was cut down to the dark horn below the yellow surface.

Context

Made by Roger Clark at Lake George, New York, in 1758.

Acquisition

Accession

1880.1

Source or Donor

Walker, Edwin Sawyer

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Clark, Roger (d. 1835)

Date made

1758

Place

City

Lake George

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

15 in

Diameter

3 in

Material

Horn

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Fort Ticonderoga

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Lake

Lake Champlain

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

French and Indian War