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Engraver: William Hovey, American, 1749–1834
Powder Horn
1775
Horn, pine, iron, and leather
Length: 17 3/4 in. (45.09 cm)
Width of plug: 3 in. (7.62 cm)
Width of plug: 3 in. (7.62 cm)
Bequest of Janet Smith Johnson in memory of her husband Frederick Morgan Johnson, B.A. 1891
1955.33.4
Geography:
Made in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Status:
On view
Culture:
American
Period:
18th century
Classification:
Arms and Armor
Provenance:
Belonged to Obadiah Johnson.
Bibliography:
Helen A. Cooper et al., Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2008), 78–79, no. 30, ill.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
