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Bass drum

Distributor
Date1900-1920 ca.
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted in blue ink on paper label adhered inside shell: CARL FISCHER / COOPER SQ. NEW YORK / HEADQUARTERS FOR EVERYTHING IN / Music / AND / Musical Instruments
MarkingsHandwritten on paper label adhered inside drum: 1906
Handwrittin in two places on one drumhead: DICK
Handwritten on one drumhead: USD
DescriptionStained wooden shell and rims, painted with scrolling vegetal design. Single tension lugs with keyed mechanism.
DimensionsShell depth: 10 in (254 mm)
Diameter: 30 in (762 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00456
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