Sherburne’s Powder Horn Edward Sherburne from New Hampshire joined the Continental army in January 1776. His bold name on his seventeen-inch horn ensured that no one might mistake it for another. To the left are the words “Success to” followed by “Liberty” inscribed in a heart. A rabbit and a lion sit atop the banner “Liberty,” joined by a bust possibly of George Washington. The inset enlarges the carving above Sherburne’s name, showing eight soldiers firing at one another. Sherburne rose to be a major, but his career was cut short; he died in battle at Germantown, Pennsylvania, in October 1777. SOURCE: Photo by David Wesbrook. Reprinted courtesy of the Honourable Company of Horners.