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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Drinking Horn
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA

Drinking Horn

Artifact IDMO 63.2470.1
Object Type Horn, Drinking
Date c. 1960
Date Presented9/62
Gifter
Place MadeGeorgia, Russia
Medium Bovine horn with silver mounts, niello
DimensionsOverall L 13 11/16 in x Diam 3 5/16 in ( 8.4 cm x 34.8 cm)
Physical DescriptionDrinking horn made from a bovine horn. The horn is decorated with engraved silver and niello (a metallic alloy of sulfur and silver) at the bottom tip and at the mouth piece. Attached to the horn is a silver chain strap.
Historical NoteA Drinking horn sent to President Kennedy by Soviet Premier Khrushchev, along with several bottles of Georgian wine in September of 1962, shortly before the Cuban Missile Crisis would change US-Russian relations.

Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was a gift to President and Mrs. Kennedy from Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the USSR. It was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Heads of State (National Archives Identifier 1677008)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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Not on view
Related Links
Harvard Art Museum Exhibit: "Museum Collection Drinking Horn"