Larger antique horn with "DAVID THOMSON/ISAAC VAN ARENEMs HORN" inscription, the year "1773" (added later in place of a different marking), a merman, birds (possibly two peacocks or one peacock and one turkey), a cat, and floral patterns. Isaac Van Arenem (1745-1829) is recorded as a member of the Albany Committee of Correspondence in the committees records during the American Revolution. His name is also seen spelled Arnhem, and community historian Stefan Bielinski indicates he was listed in records as a hatter and a fire-master for the third ward and probably the fence viewer for Lansingburgh. There were many men named David Thomson active in the late 18th century and early 19th century, including several men who are identified as fighting in the Revolution, a man that served as a clerk to the assembly in the lower counties in Delaware in 1775, a Scottish shipbuilder in Philadelphia that sided with the British, and a resident of Kentucky who was a major under Colonel Richard Johnson and claimed to have been the one that actually killed Tecumseh during the War of 1812.

The horn is very good with mostly clear engraving and moderate overall wear including some insect damage, small chips, and flaking of the wood.