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Drinking Horn carved from cows horn

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
Objects
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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CABINET 1.6.1 The Taylor Cabinet
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Drinking Horn carved from cows horn
Drinking Horn carved from cows horn

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