Powder Horn
Object type: Powder horn
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Colonial American
Artist: Jacob Gay
Artist bio: American, New York, recorded 1758–87
Artist role: Engraver
Artist nationality: American
Date: dated 1759
Medium: Horn (cow), wood
Dimensions: L. 13 in. (33 cm); Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 14.8 oz. (419.6 g)
Classification: Firearms Accessories-Powder Horns
Geography:    New York   
Credit line: The Collection of J. H. Grenville Gilbert, of Ware, Massachusetts, Gift of Mrs. Gilbert, 1937
Accession year: 1937
Tags: Coat of Arms|Maps