{"product_id":"original-u-s-mexican-american-war-era-scrimshawed-powder-horn-with-early-lady-liberty-depiction-federal-eagle-motif-robert-v-barnes","title":"Original U.S. Mexican-American War Era Scrimshawed Powder Horn with Early Lady Liberty Depiction \u0026 Federal Eagle Motif - Robert V. Barnes","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is an outstanding scrimshawed powder horn carried by a soldier by the name of \u003cstrong\u003eRobert V. Barnes\u003c\/strong\u003e likely during the 1840s, with a beautiful Federal Eagle motif and a very rare early depiction of Lady Liberty. The earliest American with the name we could find is a Robert V. Barnes of Weymouth, Massachusetts, born around 1821 in Hingham, Massachusetts and marrying Elizabeth N. Burbank on December 24th, 1843. We could not source any military record for Barnes, so it is likely he served in a small Massachusetts Militia unit during the 1840s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe horn has a gorgeous carved spout with three of the four sides carved with an initial, \u003cstrong\u003eR, V,\u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e B\u003c\/strong\u003e. There is a small amount of material loss on the throat under the spout, with breakage through to the interior, but this is the worst damage on the horn. The entire body is decorated at the top and bottom with repeated floral motifs. Under the top motifs is a gorgeous Federal Eagle depiction, with arrows in one claw and an olive branch in the other. In the maw of the eagle is a ribbon bearing the name \u003cstrong\u003eROBERT .V. BARNES\u003c\/strong\u003e, with patterning around the ribbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow the eagle is a beautiful scene, a woman in a dress standing atop a patterned floor or blanket between two willow trees. She bears a blank expression and carries in her right hand the American flag on a pole, the flag being simplified to nine stripes and sixteen stars. Her left hand is pointed towards herself. The flag is correctly carved with the halyard running down the edge of the flag and the flag itself flying in the wind, not anchored to the pole itself, an excellent detail. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe horn itself measures 11 ¼” long with a rounded wooden bottom and a single brass ring attached to the bottom for the attachment of a carry strap, now long-gone. There is a hole next to where the ring is, so it may have fallen off and was re-attached. The rounded wooden bottom is held in by seven small nails. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an extraordinary piece of scrimshaw, ready for further research and display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46106435944517,"sku":"ONJR26SEM057","price":1895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/B757ADB6-BEEB-4656-B6F8-769A1338F662.jpg?v=1792779034","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-mexican-american-war-era-scrimshawed-powder-horn-with-early-lady-liberty-depiction-federal-eagle-motif-robert-v-barnes","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}