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Powder Horn

1764
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Powder Horn
  • Maker: Joseph Cram
  • Date: 1764
  • Geography: Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
  • Culture: Colonial American, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
  • Medium: Horn (cow), wood
  • Dimensions: L. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 12.6 oz. (357.2 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: 37.131.9a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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