Priming flask (Powder horn)

Museum Object Number 1967.0863

Object Name

Priming flask (Powder horn)

Category

Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Probably Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

The creation place was identified as America by a previous cataloguer [Lorena Baines 2007].

Date

1825-1900

Subjects

Eagle; Animals; Hunting

Materials

Horn; Wood; Brass

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.9 (L) , 3.7 (W) , 0.9 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15 (L) , 9.5 (W) , 2.2 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 47, fig. 37; p.110, cat. no. 52.