Powder horn. Made of a flattened horn, cream coloured grading into dark brown at the top. Decorated with incised knotwork circles and bands, two unicorns and three horse heads beneath the letters M, A, F, a pentagram in a circle, a thistle and a crude profile of a man wearing a hat.

ABDUA:18019

Powder horn, flattened, to carry gunpowder for a pistol or dag. Decorated with a border and large filled circle of ropelike interlace, geometric metopes, thistles, a stylized head and stylized animals, possibly unicorns, with the letters 'M', 'A' and 'F', the coat of arms of the Saltoun family, and date 1691 and inscription 'The glorie of the honourable is to fear God' along the concave edge.
Inscription: 1691 The glorie of the honourable is to fear GOD AMF

Early: 1691 Late: 1691

horn wood metal copper alloy brass, moulded, L: 320 mm

Physical Object

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, [ Balfluig Alford Aberdeenshire ]

Acquisition Source: Davidson, George