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End-blown horn

End-blown horn

Vernacular name:Cor de Vacher
Date: 1890 ca.
Place Made:France, Europe
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionHand-formed brown-glazed clay, hemp cord; integral, slightly cup-shaped mouthpiece.

Curved clay horns were used in France for cow herding until the late 19th century.
DimensionsHeight (straight line): 255 mm
Tube length: 335 mm
Bore (throat): ca. 11 mm
Bell diameter (internal, external): 56 mm, ca. 74 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1998 from Tony Bingham, London, England.
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Not on view
Object number: 07349