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Maker(s):Jolley, Thomas (owner, maker)
Culture:American
Title:powder horn
Date Made:1768
Type:Armament
Materials:horn; wood; ink
Place Made:United States; Northeast
Measurements:Overall: 12 1/4 in x 2 7/8 in x 2 5/16 in; 31.1 cm x 7.3 cm x 5.9 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2021.3.1
Credit Line:Gift of Elizabeth Stillinger in honor of Philip Zea
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Powder horn engraved with scenes of several masted sailing vessels (schooners, ships), rivers, trees, whales, mermaids, and ships as well as a fort. Inscribed "THOMAS JOLLEY/ HIS MAKE IN/ 1768" Given the maritime imagery, a possible maker of this powder horn could be Thomas Jolley of Harwich, MA, who married Mary Capen of Harwich, MA on January 11, 1759, and participated in the American Revolution.

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