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Object name |
Horn, Powder |
Date |
circa 1785 |
Physical description |
Curved powder horn: heavily carved and decorated; carved with date "1785" |
Past exhibit |
Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York History |
Current exhibit |
To the Beat of Their Own Drums: American Flags of the Revolutionary War |
Gallery label |
From Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York History: This powder horn was decorated by its owner to show loyalty to King George I. It depicts the Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom as it was between 1714 and 1800. There are musical instruments, suggesting that the soldier may have been a musician for the British Army. The carvings also show two rows of buildings leading up to a main structure and the name "Oswago". In 1722 the British established Fort Oswego, a small trading post on Lake Ontario. During the French and Indian War, the Battle of Fort Osweg (1756) saw the town captured by the French and abandoned until 1758. The image depicted on the powder horn coincides with a map of Osewgo published in The Gentleman's Magazine in 1756. It is likely that the original etchings were done during this period, and that the date "1785" was added later. |
Catalogue number |
1919.05.002 |
Collection name |
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