Powder Horn

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Powder Horn

Entry/Object ID

1938.2

Description

Undecorated powder horn mounted onto a plaque with two metal U rings. The end is sealed with a round wooden plug, and there is a leather strap tied to the center of the plug and the narrow end of the horn. The plaque indicates that the horn was taken from a dead British soldier at the Battle of Bunker Hill, by John Jacob Peeler of Vernon, Vermont.

Context

Taken from a dead British soldier at the Battle of Bunker Hill, by John Jacob Peeler of Vernon, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1938.2

Source or Donor

Wood, Nellie M.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Newton, Mrs. Julia A. and Thomas, Mrs. Harriet L.

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

Width

10-1/2 in

Length

14-1/2 in

Material

Horn

Relationships

Related Events

Event

American Revolutionary War