This stunning horn is number 966 listed in "American Engraved Powder Horns: A Study Based on the J.H. Grenville Gilbert Collection" by Stephen V. Grancsay and is identified as then in the collection of Clarence L. Ford of Los Angeles. It is inscribed "IOHN x WOOd BERRY/1773 x TAKE x NOT x THIS/HORN x FOR x FEAR x OF/SHAME x FOR x HEAR/ YOU x SEE x THE ONERS/NAME" and has additional chevron and rounded scale patterns. The rounded base plug is secured by wood pins and has a small iron loop. The throat has raised rings and a carved stopper. The identity of John Woodberry (possibly Woodbury) is not clear although it was a fairly common name in North America in the period. One John Woodberry of John Woodberry & Co. was a merchant active in South Carolina in the 1770s selling a variety of goods, including at the time slaves. Captain John Woodbury Sr. (1749-1831) of Captain John Putnam's company of Minutemen from Sutton, Massachusetts, and later the 5th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia and Lieutenant John Woodbury (1752-1821) of Captain Reuben Dickson's company in Colonel Porter's Regiment and later Captain Sylvanus Smith's company in Colonel Timothy Bigelow's regiment both served the patriot cause during the American Revolution. Provenance: The Clarence L. Ford Collection; Property of a Gentleman

Very good with distinct engraving, mild wear, and some chipping at the front turned ring.