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Powder Horn

Peter Robinson

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a powder horn titled "Powder Horn" by Peter Robinson. The horn is curved and made of light-colored material, possibly animal horn, with a darker brown metal cap on the left end and a metal band around the right end. The horn features various illustrations and text, including a shield shape with a tree and a building. The illustrations appear to be in shades of brown, red, and black. The horn has two small metal loops on either side, and the background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
1767
Medium:
Horn (cow), iron alloy, copper alloy
Culture:
Colonial American, St. Augustine, Florida
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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