A Close Look at Ephraim Moors’s Powder Horn
This view includes a crude drawing of the Continental Army encampment on Winter Hill, five grenadiers, a mansion house, the head of a beast, some decorative foliage, and (upside-down at the top) the name “Ephraim Moors,” claiming the horn. Aside from what the carving itself says and the name of the sea captain who donated it to the society, almost nothing else is known about this object.
On Thursday, 14 June, at 7:00, I’ll speak about this powder horn at the Concord Museum. I’ve been investigating its details, forming hypotheses, and putting together a presentation on three questions:
- How can we tell this horn is an authentic relic of the Revolutionary War?
- What does the carving on this horn express about the siege of Boston?
- Who was Ephraim Moors, and what was he doing in Cambridge at the end of 1775?
5 comments:
That's really cool. If I didn't live in AZ but maybe a bit closer, I'd attend your talk.
PLEASE post the lecture on-line! PLEEEZE!
Peace. I find it deceptive that the person who did this article tried to make it seem as if "Ephraim Moors" was some man's name as opposed to it being the Moorish tribe, descendants of Ephraim. Moors from Ephraim were part of a contingent of those who were over here from the ancient land of Canaan long before the Europeans got to this land along with the Moabites whose dominion was held here.
Ephraim Moors was a man's name. Actually, three men's name, three men from southern New Hampshire during the Revolution. That doesn't render your beliefs false, but it does provide a simpler explanation for this particular powder horn.
J. L. Bell, you're right!
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