Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1943.10099 |
Collection |
Decorative Arts |
Media Collection |
Glass Collection |
Manufacturer |
Putnam Glass Works (1851-1876) |
Title |
Hand-Blown Powder Horn Whimsey |
Date |
Circa 1865 |
Artist |
Conrad Carle (1841-1878) |
Makers Marks |
A sanded pontil mark is present on the finial. |
Description |
This is a rare example of a Powder Horn Whimsey hand-blown by Conrad Carle, a glass blower and foreman of the Putnam Glass Works (1851-1876), located in what was the town of Putnam, Ohio on the west side of the Muskingum River at the corner of Sixth (Harrison Street) and Front (Muskingum Avenue). Crafted of clear flint glass with opaque white loopings, this piece has three hand-tooled rings along the horn and a polished pontil mark on the finial. Early American powder horns stored gun powder and were useful for hunters who wore them on a strap over their shoulder along with their hunting bag. Traditionally made from light-weight, natural, and durable materials like buffalo horn, this unusual and delicate glass powder horn was likely a special commission and intended to be decorative. |
Medium |
Glass |
Technique |
Blown and Molded, Hand Blown |
Height (in) |
3.000 |
Width (in) |
11.500 |
Depth (in) |
3.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Early Zanesville, Ohio Glass |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Kit Carle |
People |
Carle, Kit Carle, Conrad |
Search Terms |
19th-Century Glass Blown and Molded Clear Glass Early American Glass Flint Glass Glass Hand Blown Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pontils Powder Horns Putnam Glass Works (1851-1876) Whimsies White Opaque Glass Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the Arts of Ohio Gallery, 3rd Floor |