$1,541
Engraved French and Indian War Powder Horn, "I[J]ACOB DV[U]NBAR HIS HORN/HINGHAM/APRIL 9 1761," with carved ring on spout tip, the horn decorated with crosshatched compass medallion borders, extended tab for strap on butt end, domed pine butt plug, (minor small losses), lg. approx. 13 in. Note: According to Hingham Military History , by Walter L. Bouve, during the French and Indian War a private named Jacob Dunbar was listed in the company from Hingham, Massachusetts, commanded by Jotham Gay in 1759. Bouve writes of the enlistees: "at least fifty of these re-enlisted, fifteen served three times, four four times, and one man seems to have been a recruit on five different occasions...In glancing at these old company rolls we notice the frequent recurrence of certain family names having a large representation among the present inhabitants, while others, then borne by a considerable number of persons, have entirely disappeared from the town. Of the former, the Lincolns, with seventeen names on the lists, easily lead, while the Cushings and Dunbars each furnish nine..." A genealogy search finds that Jacob Dunbar was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1741, he married Abigail Gardner (b. 1740, Hingham, Massachusetts). Their only known child was Mary Dunbar (b. 1765, Hingham, Massachusetts). Small loss on strap tab and on edge of butt end, also a small hole on side of horn.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-03-06
