Powder horn

Museum number:
7-1167
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Alternate number:
147 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.71
Description:
Powder horn of cow’s horn. Fitted with silver base and spout. Spout has plug attached with a chain. Carved with floral scenes; and with floral engraving on silver fittings. Initials “LOSV” engraved on butt.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Sweden
Verbatim coll. place:
'Sweden'
Culture or time period:
Swedish
Collector:
Axel O. Lindstrom
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Horn (animal material), Metal, and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
February 12, 1903
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Loans:
S1966-1967 #19: Design Department (UC Berkeley) (November 1, 1966–December 20, 1966)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Powder horn, accession number 7-1167, described as Powder horn of cow’s horn. Fitted with silver base and spout. Spout has plug attached with a chain. Carved with floral scenes; and with floral engraving on silver fittings. Initials “LOSV” engraved on butt.

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