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Daniel Dwight’s Powder Horn

Posted on December 13, 2013July 18, 2019

One of the most interesting genres of American art that survives from 18th century America is the engraved powder horn.  Horns fashioned for carrying gunpowder were supplied to military troops […]

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Robert Fairchild and His Powder Horn

Posted on June 13, 2013June 21, 2019

Powder horns are unique artifacts in that they have the ability to speak to a single person’s 18th-century military service unlike most other objects.  Muskets, swords, and other similar items, […]

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