19th C. Carved Powder Horn of Samuel D. Lane, Hampton, New Hampshire, with Handwritten Text hand-colored pulled taut by sinew

pulled taut by sinew

which shows some wear to the spine but is still holding together and very pretty

Of course old wooden game boards with gorgeous colorful paint are wonderful

tapered legs

) for the shirt collar

19th C. Carved Powder Horn of Samuel D. Lane, Hampton, New Hampshire, with Handwritten Text hand-colored pulled taut by sinewI found this one in New Hampshire about 25 miles from North Hampton, the home of the Samuel D. Lane who signed it, close to two centuries ago I believe. I've seen powder horns carved into like scrimshaw (which I always covet) and plenty with hand carved wooden plugs at both ends, but I've never seen one (beautifully) signed on a circle of laid paper, with hand cut glass over top. I presume it was done as a sort of commemoration by Lane himself, I