Powder horn carved with the name of Revolutionary War soldier Prince Simbo
- Medium
- horn, wood, and copper nails
- Genre
- Powder horns
Styles
Tags
U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783militaryslaveryU.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775FreedomFree communities of color
About
An engraved powder horn with stopper. The ox horn is carved with images of a dove carrying a banner reading "LIBERTY," a deer, the sun with a face, and a pine tree. An intricate design featuring eyes encircles the outer edge of the horn. The name Prince Simbo and the date November 17, 1777 are also engraved on the horn.
![[Portrait of Standing Two Girls and a Boy, arm-in-arm]](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/b1f7942a-0a64-4e34-83a0-2416b44e52f6/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
![[Group of people posed in front of a large house]](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/47c3eccc-acf9-4107-8f3c-ba1bf3b344f1/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
