$6,150
Engraved Powder Horn, c. 1785, with chip-carved spout extending to the decoration, inscribed "CALEB FOSTER Junr.s Horn," above the initials "JG" and dated "1785," engraved with figures of two men engaged in a sword duel, and animals including a bear, a deer, and a donkey, all surrounded by scrolling foliate motifs, the pine cap attached with metal tacks, approx. lg. 14 1/2 in. Note: According to an 1833 State of New York legal document, a Caleb Foster "entered the said service [of the United States] at the new town of Stamford in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York in the spring of the year 1778, the militia having called out an alarm and joined Captain Henry Humphreys Company and Col. Cornelius Humphrey's regiment of militia, and was immediately marched to Fishkill." The six-page document goes on to detail Foster's account of his military record, naming the officers under whom he served, and many of his actions.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-10-26
