19th C. Carved Powder Horn of Samuel D. Lane, Hampton, New Hampshire, with Handwritten Text smoke painting which at first I took

which at first I took for stone

And then our Virgin rising from the ashes in a halo of red

warm brown

"Every motorist needs it

19th C. Carved Powder Horn of Samuel D. Lane, Hampton, New Hampshire, with Handwritten Text smoke painting which at first I tookI found this one in New Hampshire about 25 miles from North Hampton, the home of the Samuel D. Lane who signed it, close to two centuries ago I believe. I've seen powder horns carved into like scrimshaw (which I always covet) and plenty with hand carved wooden plugs at both ends, but I've never seen one (beautifully) signed on a circle of laid paper, with hand cut glass over top. I presume it was done as a sort of commemoration by Lane himself, I