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Description
Jacob Gay is believed to have carved this powder horn, owned by Elijah Bradbury, who was a corporal in Capt. Stephen Jenkins' Co., Col. Thomas Poor's Massachusetts Regiment from May 25, 1778, to Feb. 9, 1779.
Gay was one of the most prolific New England powder horn carvers.
About This Item
- Title: Elijah Bradbury powder horn, 1778
- Creator: Jacob Gay
- Creation Date: 1778
- Subject Date: 1778
- Location: West Point, NY
- Media: Carved horn
- Dimensions: 27 cm x 7 cm
- Local Code: 1926*
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- powder horns
- Powder flasks
- Ammunition containers
- Bradbury, Elijah--Associated objects
- Drawings
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- Carving (Decorative arts)
- Bone carving
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