F & I Battle of Quebec Horn

[Carl Dumke]

Well, I finally got back into the shop after this past fall--hectic as all get out!  This F & I horn is inspired by the Battle of Quebec.  On the obverse is the name A. Murray for Lieutenant Alexander Murray of the 45th Regiment a Foot.  He served under General Wolfe during the siege and subsequent battle to secure the city of Quebec from the French.  From this point, the French would loose their foothold in North America.  The reverse details a map of the battle to include the locations of the English units to include depictions of the English fleet on the St. Lawrence River and the St. Charles River.  Towards the spout is a crossed English rose and thistle along side the horse that is depicted on the mitre hat from the unit.  This horn was made using only the tools available to the craftsman of the period.  The  engraving was made using
V and scoop gouges.  The butt section is hand shaped and depicts a woodland Indian, carved from maple with an handicapped pewter earring.  It was inspired by a similar piece from the period.  The throat and plug were dyed using walnut husks that I gathered from the yard this past fall--I have 12 mature trees around the house, so there was plenty from which to make dye.  I really like how mellow the color turned out.  Messy process non the less.  The body was dyed using onion skins.  Hope you enjoy the experiment...











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[Tim Crosby]

  Wow, What beautiful work. Outstanding!

      Tim C.

[Ahtuwisae]

WOW!  All I can say Carl.  I think I will put my historical project in the vault if you are bringing this to the conference.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

It's a great horn for certain, and a perfect theme.  If you think the French were driven from Canada, you obviously don't live here.

And that's all I'm going to day about that.

Great workmanship on the horn.

[PPatch]

Beautiful work Carl! Love everything about that horn, the carving and inlay on the butt set it off nicely. Onion skin and walnut husk staining are brilliant, and taken just far enough to highlight the horns natural materials and carving.

Taylor I believe those Acadians were forceably moved down to Louisanna during the Great Upheaval where they created a unique culture and thrive to this day.

dave

[draken]

Beautiful horn Carl!  Everything about it says "artisan!"

[Bull Shannon]

A unique and beautiful horn, I especially like how you shaped the tip as well as the plug, those features really set it apart.

[wattlebuster]

Great work. I like the color and shape and really like the butt plug