Powder Horn by Soirle MacDonald of Sartle, Isle of Skye
Powder Horn carved and decorated in Nova Scotia in 1786 by Soirle MacDonald of Sartle, Isle of Skye. It was presented to the 3rd Lord Macdonald. (On loan from Sir Ian Macdonald of Sleat.)
Photos by Dennis Glazener on his recent trip to Scotland.
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It would be nice to know exactly where this powder horn was when it was photographed? Is it housed at a museum on the Isle of Skye?
ReplyDeleteDennis Glazener, where is this horn kept? Museum on Skye (if so which)?
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