Powder Horn
date: label: Date made
content: 1758
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Engraved steer horn.
label: Description
content: Specific History
label: Description
content: This powder horn is inscribed "Robart Holmes, Ft. Edward 1758," and was used during the French and Indian War.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: During the colonial period, cattle horns were used by woodsmen and by soldiers for storing gunpowder in a safe, dry place. The horns also became decorative objects, as they were personalized by the owner. Makers carved names, initials, dates, flags, battles, and even full maps on the exterior of the horns.
place: label: used
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: French and Indian War
label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.43463
label: accession number
content: 164794
label: catalog number
content: 43463
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Horn
label: Object Name
content: Powder Horn
label: Object Type
content: horn
label: Other Terms
content: Powder Horn; Horn; Accoutrements
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: horn, animal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 15 in x 4 in; 12.7 cm x 38.1 cm x 10.16 cm