Half-moon hunting horn, A
Date1800 ca.
Place MadeFrance, Europe
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DescriptionBrass; five short conical tube segments with overlapping joints, and moderately flaring bell; garland with serrated edge; bell rim with narrow brass strip with raised dots.
Unusual method of construction and crudely executed work. Possibly made by an amateur in France for stage plays or historical parades.
DimensionsHeight: ca. 630 mm
Tube length: 1448 mm
Bore diameter (initial): 11.1 mm
Bell diameter: 117 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 2000 from André Bissonnet, Paris, France.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 199, 267.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 2000
Object number07491
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