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Horn, Powder

Object Name:
Horn, Powder
Creator:
Noyes, John
Date:
1775-1776
Material:
Skeletal
Horn
Dimensions:
H-2.5 W-4.5 L-11 inches
Description:
Powder horn of John Noyes. Cream color, with dark horn color at narrow end. Stopper missing. Wide end plugged with rounded wooden disk, brass staple off center. Two narrow raised rings at dark end. Fine incised carving on light horn. Two groups of three soldiers facing each other; Indian (?) firing at wolf and deer. Heart containing head and "Liberty" flanked by rampant lion and unicorn surmounted by soldier legend beneath "SUCCESS TO AMERICA". Floral scroll and inscription: "JOHN / NOYES / HIS.HORN" in rectangle surmounted by heart enclosing "L"; foliate scrolls at either side. The O's in the name form faces.
Provenance:
The only John Noyes discovered whose dates fit this horn is John, second of eight sons of John and Abigail (Poor) Noyes, b. Bow, NH, March 13, 1744. Captain in the Revolutionary Army. Married Mary Fowler, died Oct. 7, 1825.
People:
Noyes, John
Collection Name:
Inventory
Item Number:
1965.532.04
Accession Number:
1965.532
Type of Material:
Objects
Copyright Statement:
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Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Participating Organization:
New Hampshire Historical Society
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