• Title
  Engraved horn [scrimshaw]
• Call number
  LR 23
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  No date
• Type of material
  Objects
• Reference code
  874614
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 scrimshaw - powder horn
  
• Scope and Content
  Inscribed with the following text: 'This horn belonged to Traveller who was calved at Cow Pastures 1819 worked for 12 years at Norfolk Island for Government. Here he was killed by two bushrangers who absconded for purposes of making a boat with his hide to escape from the island on 23rd day of Decr. 1838 - Bennett and Balsto'
  
  The horn also features engravings of sailing ships above which are inscribed 'Victory' and 'Chasing and Smuggler'. Other decorations include Australian flora, an elephant, a canoe, fish, a kangaroo and emu, and a British coat of arms with the motto 'Dieu et Mon droit'
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• Description source
  
  Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
• General note
  
  Transferred from R 57
  Digital order no:Album ID : 888102
• Name
  Victory (Ship)
  
• Topic
  horns (animals)
  coats of arms
  sailing ships
  engravings
  powder horns
  scrimshaws
  
• Place
  Norfolk Island
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Stranger than fiction - State Library of New South Wales (28 November, 2009 - 28 November, 2010)
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE572979

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