Sunday, September 11, 2011

Horns by Mike Burke

Plain Horns, c. 1750-1820. The following three horns are typical of the vast majority of plain, unadorned powder horns used in early America. While one is of unknown origin, another based on an original from Canada, and the last from New England, all are similarly unassuming in their architecture, keeping the focus on the beauty of the horn, iron, leather, and wood used in their construction.



Copy and photos supplied by Mike Burke.

2 comments:

  1. Very nice work and very simple, beautiful horns. Thanks for sharing

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  2. Thanks for the kind words, Mick. I'm glad you like them. Those plain horns, without any additional decoration, are really some of my favorites,

    Mike

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