Powder Horn

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Powder Horn

Entry/Object ID

1993.20.1

Description

Engraved powder horn made from the horn of a steer. The horn is engraved with the enscription, "Jonathan Carpenter's Horn/Camp at Barnerd/Sept ye 1st. 1780." The capital letters are filled with striping, and the inscription is followed by a picture of a large sprig of thistle. The wide edge of the horn is decorated with a repeating semi-circular or scalloped pattern. The wide end is sealed with a wooden plug held on with small brads or nails, and the narrow end is capped with a wooden cap. There are various images depicted on the horn including an owl, deer, fish, ship, cannon, donkey, dog, birds, and people.

Context

Owned and likely made by Jonathan Carpenter, Barnard, VT, 1780.

Acquisition

Accession

1993.20

Source or Donor

Christie's

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Carpenter, Jonathan (1757-1837)

Date made

1780

Place

Town

Barnard

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

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

9-1/2 in

Diameter

2-5/8 in

Material

Horn

Relationships

Related Events

Event

American Revolutionary War

Event

The Royalton Raid

Related Publications

Publication

Jonathan Carpenter's Journal

Web Links and URLs

A short journal or account; ledger or minute of life & transactions of Jonathan Carpenter, Junr., jumbled together with disorder & confusion, together with the memorable and remarkable events which I have seen at home and abroad amongst the great and small, old and young, friends and foes, foreign and domestick.

Interpretative Labels

Label

Powder Horn, 1780 Jonathan Carpenter (1757-1837) Barnard, Vermont Animal horn, wood, iron Museum Purchase, #1993.20 Jonathan Carpenter made this powder horn while he was serving in the militia at Fort Defiance in Barnard during the Revolutionary War. After the Royalton Raid on October 16, 1780, his unit chased the British and Mohawk attackers but was not able to catch them.