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This horn was used for carrying gunpowder for a musket of the late 18th-early 19th centuries. It could be used for hunting or military purposes. George Washington Parke Custis was an avid hunter and would have carried a horn like this during his hunts.
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Details
- Title: Powder Horn
- Contributor: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/arho/exb/Military/medium/ARHO285_Horn-Powder.html
- Source: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
- National Park Service Catalog Number: ARHO 285
- Measurements: L 22.5, D 1.7 cm
- Materials: Horn
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