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Title Page of American Engraved Powder Horns

American Engraved Powder Horns: A Study Based on the J. H. Grenville Gilbert Collection

Grancsay, Stephen V.

1945

152 pages

81 illustrations

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This catalogue deals primarily with the collection of American powder horns and primers formed by J. H. Grenville Gilbert, of Ware, Massachusetts, and generously presented to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1937. An essay on American engraved powder horns and a résumé of the Gilbert collection precede the catalogue, which consists of detailed descriptions of the individual pieces and notes of genealogical or historical interest. Each horn in the collection is illustrated by a collotype reproduction and, with one exception (an undecorated horn), by a line drawing of the engraved area. An indexed checklist of the collections records the pertinent details of each powder horn.

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Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood, Colonial American — Powder Horn
Colonial American
1776

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood, Colonial American, Massachussets — Powder Horn
Colonial American, Massachussets
ca. 1775–76

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood (applewood), brass, iron, American — Powder Horn
American
18th century

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood, Colonial American — Powder Horn
Colonial American
1757

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood, Colonial American — Powder Horn
Colonial American
dated 1759

Powder Horn, Jacob Gay American, Horn (cow), wood, Colonial American — Powder Horn
Jacob Gay
dated 1759

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood, Colonial American, Roxbury, Massachusetts — Powder Horn
Colonial American, Roxbury, Massachusetts
1775

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood, pigment, American — Powder Horn
American
18th century

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood (poplar), Colonial American, Fort Stanwix, Rome, New York — Powder Horn
Colonial American, Fort Stanwix, Rome, New York
1761

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood, pigment, Colonial American — Powder Horn
Colonial American
1763

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), lead, American — Powder Horn
American
18th century

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood, American — Powder Horn
American
1750–83

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), brass, pigment, Colonial American, St. Augustine, Florida — Powder Horn
Colonial American, St. Augustine, Florida
1762

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood, pigment, Colonial American — Powder Horn
Colonial American
ca. 1765

Powder Horn, Peter Robinson British, Horn (cow), iron alloy, copper alloy, Colonial American, St. Augustine, Florida — Powder Horn
Peter Robinson
1767

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood (cherry), American, Charleston, South Carolina — Powder Horn
American, Charleston, South Carolina
dated 1770

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood (pine), Native American, possibly Penobscot — Powder Horn
Native American, possibly Penobscot
ca. 1779–80

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood, American — Powder Horn
American
1755–83

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood, Colonial American — Powder Horn
Colonial American
1760

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