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A powder horn, a container usually made from an animal horn, is used for carrying gunpowder. This example is engraved with the owner's name, Peter Myer; the British coat of arms, and a map of the forts in the Hudson and Mohawk valleys.
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Title: Powder Horn
Date: dated 1759
Geography: New York
Culture: Colonial American
Medium: Horn (cow), wood
Dimensions: L. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 12.7 oz. (360 g)
Classification: Firearms Accessories-Powder Horns
Credit Line: The Collection of J. H. Grenville Gilbert, of Ware, Massachusetts, Gift of Mrs. Gilbert, 1937
Object Number: 37.131.4
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