Powder horn scrimshaw, before 1952
Powder horn scrimshaw, before 1952
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
before 1952
Call Numbers
DR 78
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 scrimshaw - 44 x 9 cm - powder horn, with wooden base
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
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Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Shows human figures, animals, trees, flags and a crest
Alternative Titles
Full title
Powder horn scrimshaw, before 1952
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
From Sir William Dixson's notes no. 162-5: 'Four old horn powder or short flasks. Made from bullock horns and said to have been carved by convicts. Obtained by me in Hobart about 1902' and 'These were purchased by me in Hobart in 1900 or 1901 and I was informed by the owner that they had been in his family for many years'.
Date note
Dated from the year of Sir William Dixson's death
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Spencer List number: 92c
Spencer List number: 528
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DR 78
Record Identifier
1l4djBV1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l4djBV1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
839608
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