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Powder Horn

Jacob Gay (American, New York, recorded 1758–87)

Date:: dated 1759
Culture:: American
Medium:: Cow horn
Dimensions:: Length, 15 1/2 in. (39.37 cm)
Classification:: Firearms Accessories
Credit Line:: The Collection of J. H. Grenville Gilbert, of Ware, Massachusetts, Gift of Mrs. Gilbert, 1937
Accession Number:: 37.131.7

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 372

Description

One of the most prolific horn carvers, Jacob Gay is thought to have relocated from Nova Scotia to New England in about 1755, settling in New Hampshire. This horn is engraved with a map of the Hudson Valley and the forts from Albany to the Great Lakes, the British coat of arms, and the name of the owner, Iotham Bemus.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: Inscribed and dated: "IOTHAM Bemus / his horn maed Septr / the 30 1759" It is also inscribed: "I powder with my brother / ball most hero Like doth / Conquer all"
See also
Who
Jacob Gay (1)
What
Arms (9,344)

Firearms (1,112)

Accessories (982)

Horn (423)

Powder flasks (224)

Powder horns (90)
Where
North and Central America (81,404)

United States (78,109)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
Arms and Armor (13,084)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The United States, 1600–1800 A.D.

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