The 13" horn has a high domed turned wood base and a turned and threaded spout with a turned collar at the tip. The horn is fully engraved, apparently by a carver of some ability as the movement and completeness of the figures is beyond the skills of an average owner/carver. It is engraved "MADE/for J. XHUXX [AMP/ER]) by/C.M. DEWEES/1839" near the turned mouth. The letters within the brackets are clear but were obviously added at a later date. Their meaning is not known. The letters within the parenthesis are only partially readable. The person who sold it in 1988 stated that it was purchased at the McGregor farm sale that year near Nauvoo, Illinois and that it was given to Mr. McGregor by one "J. Schue", one of the persons who helped drive the Mormons from Nauvoo in the 1840's. There is no documentation but the name appears to fit the carving. Neither name has been researched. Other carving on the horn includes, "THE FOX'S PURSUIT" a scene of three dogs running after a fox. The scene starts at a tree at the base of the horn and covers eleven inches, ending near the owners name at the top. The next scene "THE RABBIT'S ESCAPE AND DEATH OF THE SNIPE" shows a kneeling man firing a flintlock at a fleeing snipe in some reeds, while a dog to his right is chasing a rabbit. Next, at the base of the horn is a 3 1/2" man with flintlock holding the reins of a horse with hunting saddle. Above and at right angles to the horse and riders is a tree containing two birds and a squirrel with a crane flying away. A covey of quail, with one taking flight, extends towards the neck. The bulbous turning at the tip of the horn was turned from another piece of horn, slightly lighter in color, one inch long and slightly larger in diameter. The inside of the base horn is threaded to take the half inch 12 pitch screw on the nozzle, which has been drilled through with a 1/4 inch hole. There is no stopper. The domed base is 1 1/4 inches high, not including the 3/4" button that is turned on its flat top. The base has turned rings at top and bottom. It is stained dark and fastened with brass nails.

Fine overall with wear near the tip and at the standing man. There are some stains on the plug and a small chip on the base of the nozzle.