Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder horn
Object Number:
1952.322
Date:
1775
Medium:
Horn, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 6 1/8 x 15 in. ( 9.5 x 15.6 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
incised: along one side and around the top: "DANIEL MENTER HIS HORN / MADE IN ROXBURY 1775"
Description:
Carved horn powder horn with wooden cover at one end with finial carved in the form of a knotted rope; single rib carved at middle of spout end; horn incised with ships, a church, and the town of Boston during a seige.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
