Powder Horn

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Powder Horn

Entry/Object ID

1946.42

Description

Undecorated powder horn. The wide end of the horn is sealed with a wooden disk with a nail at the center. A piece of hemp rope is tied to the nail, pieced onto a piece of blue silk cord, and tied around the narrow end of the horn.

Context

Used by Major Moses McFarland during the Revolutionary War

Acquisition

Accession

1946.42

Source or Donor

Westcot, Mary C. Wilbur

Acquisition Method

Gift

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

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

McFarland, Moses

Related Events

Event

American Revolutionary War