Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Luce Center
Powder horn
Object Number:
1930.47
Date:
1849
Medium:
Horn, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. ( 7.9 x 8.9 x 29.2 cm )
Marks:
incised: above figure: "GEN TAYLOR / 1849"
incised: above eagle: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Description:
Powder horn with wooden cover at one end secured to horn with metal studs; horn incised with image of Zachary Taylor as a General on horseback, beside the Great Seal of the U.S.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
