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- Powder Horn, 1775 - Powder horns carried gunpowder for muzzle-loading guns. The hollowed-out horn kept the contents dry and was easy to decorate with simple tools. Andrew Clark, a skilled artist from the Kennebec River Valley in present-day Maine, elaborately engraved this powder horn for Elisha Gathel (actually Gatchel) in 1775. This horn is similar to other highly detailed ones made by Clark.
- December 19, 1775
- Collections - Artifact
Powder Horn, 1775
Powder horns carried gunpowder for muzzle-loading guns. The hollowed-out horn kept the contents dry and was easy to decorate with simple tools. Andrew Clark, a skilled artist from the Kennebec River Valley in present-day Maine, elaborately engraved this powder horn for Elisha Gathel (actually Gatchel) in 1775. This horn is similar to other highly detailed ones made by Clark.