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Drinking Horn carved from cows horn

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1825

Overview

This item is a drinking cup made from a cows horn and engraved with a pastoral scene of the low lands of England, including a big house, milk maids, cows,a church, a windmill, a farmhouse on a hill and a gentleman riding a horse. The engraving has been etched with a hot wire. It is coloured in various hues of brown.

Historical information

A drinking horn is the horn of a bovid and used as a vessel for drinking mead, ale or wine. Dating back to the iron age, they remain in use today for ceremonial purposes, including burials and weddings and would be decorated in gold and silver. Since the 16th Century fanaticism with Norse culture has seen the drinking horn used for domestic decoration and use. This item, with its simplistic engraving, is classified as folk art.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2018.24

Item type

Material

Animal Material

Width

8 cm

Height or length

11 cm

Weight

70 g

Contextual Information

This item was brought out from England by the donor

Keywords

Busselton -- Western Australia

Year

1825

Statement of significance

No known Significance

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

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Parent records

CABINET 1.6.1 The Taylor Cabinet

Busselton Historical Society

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