19th C. American Folk Art Carved Hunting Horn, Masonic, Woodsmen, Missouri 1896 English Pottery featuring floral patterns

featuring floral patterns

Debut was an accomplished painter although sculpture was his love

Sad Sack depicted an otherwise unnamed

and the mark is for the Paul Hannong factory

Height: 40 1/2"

19th C. American Folk Art Carved Hunting Horn, Masonic, Woodsmen, Missouri 1896 English Pottery featuring floral patternsAmerican Hunting Horn adorned with various symbols and illustrations dated Nov. 10th, 1896 Hickory, Missouri. Also carved into the horn is : "Poplar Springs Lumber Co." Along with the Inscription: "Made for F. E. Moore, Hickory, Miss." And the Initials "F. E. M." There are Masonic Symbols on the horn, along with a knight with a skull in a crest, which likely refers to the Knights and Ladies of Security. We found, in our research, a Fountain E. Moore