839608
- TitlePowder horn scrimshaw, before 1952
- Creator
- Call numberDR 78
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
before 1952 - Type of material
- Reference code839608
- Physical Description1 scrimshaw - powder horn, with wooden base - 44 x 9 cm
- Scope and ContentShows human figures, animals, trees, flags and a crest
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - 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 - Subject
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