Hunting horn

1840-1890

Measurements

11-5/8 9in x 2-3/4 in x 2-3/8 in

Materials

Brass

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.921

Condition Notes

One of two loops for hanging the horn has broken off.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

The curved horn, whose shape approximates that of an animal horn, is made of sheet brass seamed along the inside of the curve.  Two brass disks holding a brass ring (one of which has been lost) have been soldered along the seam.  The mouthpiece is a separately cast piece.  The mouth of the horn is reinforced by a rolled end.

The horn plays a single note.