Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Powder horn
Object Number:
1935.97
Date:
1730-1790
Medium:
Horn, wood, metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 4 x 10 in. ( 7.6 x 10.2 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
incised: near bottom: "JOHN COON / HIS HORN / 17(?)0"
Description:
Carved horn powder horn with wooden cover over one end, with 2 metal nails at the center (leather remaining beneath one nail); horn incised with towns in Pennsylvania and New York (not geographically accurate); spout end ribbed near the end.
Gallery Label:
This horn is listed in "Powder Horns, Their History and Use" by Rufus A. Grider in the journal, The Bulletin (vol. XV, p. 20).
Credit Line:
Purchase
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