Half-moon hunting horn, A
Date1800 ca.
Place MadeFrance, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnoneDescriptionBrass; 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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