American Engraved Powder Horn Ft. Ticonderoga 1758 - Apr 06, 2024 | Alex Cooper In Md
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American Engraved Powder Horn Ft. Ticonderoga 1758

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American Engraved Powder Horn Ft. Ticonderoga 1758
American Engraved Powder Horn Ft. Ticonderoga 1758
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Description
Inscribed, "JOHN KING HIS HORN MADE / 1758" (identified with Capt. John King, 1730-1808, born in Tolland Co. Ct., but by 1760s a resident of Amenia, Duchess Co., NY, served in NY militia in French & Indian War, served as Captain in Massachusetts militia early in Revolutionary War.) engraved with a stylized plant; thinned and carved cow horn, with traces of green dye, fitted with a wooden butt cap secured and decorated with small brass upholstery tacks, 12 1/2 in. L.
Provenance: From the estate of a Maryland collector. Purchased from William Guthman, April, 1981.
Condition
The green dye (frequently a fugitive color) has turned brown
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American Engraved Powder Horn Ft. Ticonderoga 1758

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