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THBEngraved Powder Horn, Jeramiah Tinnan, 1747
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- Lot Description
Engraved Powder Horn, Jeramiah Tinnan, 1747
18" overall through the curve. The octagonal spout is 3.625", the two strap-retaining rings beneath having some fracturing and loss. There is an old, shallow abrasion across the letters "AN" in the surname, not effecting their clarity. The original, flat pine base is 2.75" in diameter and is inset from the rim of the horn 0.5". About half of the rim has been broken away long ago - a very common occurrence on horns with such a vulnerable feature. The two holes extend through the rim to accept the ties that secure the carrying strap. A large early-style "A" is cut in the face of the plug. Engraved during King George's War, 1744-1748 this fine horn bears the inscription in two lines "Jeramiah Tinnan His Horn ADYe1747". The subject matter is that which is most commonly found on horns of the 1730's-1750's - two buck deer, a peacock in full display, a fox, and a speckled trout of generous size. These charming images are accompanied by several panels of attractive, well-executed foliated scrollwork.
This distinctive style, subject matter and careful craftsmanship compare favorably with the hand of one Stephen Parks (1721-?) of Concord, Massachusetts whose personal horn may be seen in the late James Dresslar's scholarly publication "Folk Art of American, The Engraved Powder Horn "(1996: 21). This horn is now part of the collection of the Concord Museum.
The present cataloger has examined nine horns by Mr. Parks; they're in his own collection and are similarly engraved as the Tinnan piece and are dated 1747, 1749 and 1758 respectively, the last being the only one signed, and that with just his initials.
At this writing, after some in-depth research, no information has yet been found concerning the original owner. The surname is an uncommon one. Attesting to this was a survey of the Revolutionary War pension files of some 80,000 applicants which revealed only two men with this surname, both were from North Carolina and the spelling of their name was Tinnen with an "e".
King George's War was fought along the densely forested frontier between the northern British colonies and New France between 1744-1748. The combatants were small roving contingents of French and British regulars together with their respective Indian allies, and, for the British, significant provincial levies drawn primarily from New York, Massachusetts Bay, and New Hampshire. The British captured the important French fortress of Louisbourg in 1745 while French irregulars and Indians terrorized the upper York settlements, marauding as far south at Fort Massachusetts in the Hoosac River Valley. The Peace Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 restored the colonial borders to their pre-war status and returned Louisbourg to the French. Crown politics "outraged New Englanders, particularly Massachusetts colonists," who had suffered disproportionately while contributing the most in terms of funding and troops. Tensions re-ignited in 1755 with the advent of the French and Indian War.Condition
The horn is very solid throughout, showing use, but no abuse, and retaining all of its original uncleaned coloring. Dated engraved horns fashioned prior to 1750, are seldom encountered and few can be identified as the work of a particular person. This description was done by Walter O'Connor.
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