October 30, 2019 The Collection of Steve & Marcy Hench
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/30/2019
This diminutive powder horn measures about 8" overall in length and has a tapered, curved body of dark horn with a relief cone-shaped spout. All of the engraving is filled with a salmon-colored paint or ink. The designs include thriving tulips in the classic Lancaster style surrounding a cartouche inscribed "WM METZGER / LANCASTER" in block letters. William Metzger was born in 1805 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and died in 1874 in Maryland. CONDITION: Very good, horn retains a dark patina with most of salmon coloring still present in engraving. Some minor hairline cracks along bottom edge. Flat, wooden plug retains a dry surface. The small flange along the plug has a minor break.