Cornopean, B-flat, A, F, low pitch
Maker
John August Köhler
Date1838-1863 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.288
SignedEmbossed brass plate: BY HER L-88 MAJESTY’S / ROYAL LETTERS PATENT / (sideways) F. SHAW INVENTOR / KOHLER SOLE MAKER / 55 HENRIETTA ST. / COVENT GARDEN LONDONIn the middle the royal English coat of arms with the circular inscription of the heraldic motto: “HONI SOIT QUI MAL PENSE”
MarkingsStamped on valve-discs, respectively: 1 2 3
The sleeves and legs of the valve slides are marked with a point each
DescriptionBrass; with nickel-silver trim. Three disc valves. Crooks for A and F. Modèle français.
DimensionsBell diameter: 125 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson. Catalog of the Nineteenth-Century British Brass Instruments In The Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments. Ph.D. Dissertation. Morgantown, West Virginia: West Virginia University, 1974, pages 85-88, plate XXIII.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00442
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