A Rare Engraved Cow Powder Horn, Signed Jeremiah Vallet, French and Indian War, dated 1760

The horn engraved with figures of an owl, mermaid, birds, seahorse, standing lion, griffin and a masted sailing vessel, signed Jeremiah Vallet, 1760; with scalloped and incised ring at the neck; what appears to be the original wood plug.

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