Powder horn
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1840
Medium:
Cow horn, wood, paint, felt
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 6 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. ( 12.4 x 17.1 x 41.3 cm )
Description:
Carved horn powder horn; wooden cover over one end, wood covered with dark (black?) wool felt with diamond-shaped piece of bone applied over center; horn incised with outdoor and town images, with exotic animals; spout end fluted and ribbed.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1407a
Marks:
incised: across center: "E. OBRIAN."
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
7266
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder horn
Classification:
Date:
1775-1850
Medium:
Horn, wood, metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( 5.1 x 8.3 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Carved horn priming horn with wooden cover over one end secured to horn with metal studs; lipped spout with leather thong remnant.
Object Number:
1933.146
Gallery Label:
According to a note on the end of this priming horn, this was made by Native Americans of buffalo horn.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
7263
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1755
Medium:
Horn, wood, jute
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 6 x 17 5/8 in. ( 8.3 x 15.2 x 44.8 cm )
Description:
Carved horn powder horn; wooden cover over one end carved with flower design at the center; horn incised with map by water from Quebec to Fox River on Lake Superior; views of Quebec, St. Ann's, Three Rivers, Montreal (spelled Moriehall), Niagara, Detroit, locates several forts, British Royal Standard near the bottom on one side; spout end fluted, wrapped with twine at the tip.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1931.71
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, although this powder horn is not dated, it was probably used in the Seven Years War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1755
eMuseum Object ID:
7261
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder flask
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Iron, leather, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 8.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Iron and leather powder flask; pear-shaped body with cylindrical iron mouthpiece at top of circular collar and hinged iron lever on side; stitched brown leather cover; stamped on both sides is rabbit and two birds suspended upside-down from looped hunting snare.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Arthur H. Masten
Object Number:
1937.108
Marks:
stamped: mouthpiece: "1/...../1 1/4"; body: "4/lbs"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
7260
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder horn
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1759
Medium:
Horn, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. ( 7.9 x 13.3 x 30.2 cm )
Description:
Carved horn powder horn with wooden cover at one end with arched metal wire at the center; opposite end is beveled all around, spout has knob.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1402
Marks:
incised: near center: "IP 1759 / P.S.J. 1873"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this powder horn may have belonged to Israel Putnam (1718-1790), although powder horn scholar William Guthman doubts this assertion.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1759
eMuseum Object ID:
7259
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannon ball
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Nash
Object Number:
X.253
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
7237
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannon ball
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Object Number:
X.254
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
7236
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannon ball
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 in. ( 7.9 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Nash
Object Number:
X.252
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
7235
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannon ball
Classification:
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 in. ( 8.3 cm )
Description:
Iron cannonball.
Credit Line:
Gift of Issacher Cozzens
Object Number:
1864.12
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cannonball was found at a blockhouse near Bull's Ferry in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
7234
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cannon ball fragment
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 10.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Iron artillery shell fragment; curved.
Credit Line:
Gift of A.V.W. Van Vechten
Object Number:
1886.10a
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this shell fragment was found on the battlefield after the Battle of Keneshaw Mountain in June, 1864.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
7233
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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