Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder horn
Object Number:
1928.78ab
Date:
1813
Medium:
Antler horn, wood, metal, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 5 in. ( 5.7 x 29.2 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Antler horn powder horn with wooden cover with metal loop at the center; powder horn incised with views of Sacketts Harbor, Watertown and Rome, Black River and Fort Stanwix, an eagle with the words "LET THE EAGLE SCREAM"; "WHR" carved across the cover.
Gallery Label:
The incision on this powder horn indicate that it once belonged to W. H. Rogers; however, Stephen V. Grancsay of the Metropolitan Museum of Art doubts the authenticity of this horn.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
