Cornet, A, B-flat, C
Maker
Bohland & Fuchs
Date1895 ca.
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Place DistributedAustria-Hungary, Europe
Place MadeKraslice (Graslitz), Bohemia, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell: Henri Gautier / VirtuosoStamped on second valve casing: B&F
MarkingsStamped on bottom circumference: AUSTRIA
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 88 89 90
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsOverall height: 311 mm
Bell diameter: 118 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 4: The Heydey of the Cornet (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2022), p. 154.
David Wayne Knutson, A Catalogue of the European Cornets and Trumpets at the Shrine to Music Museum, D.M.A. Thesis, University of Illinois, 1992, pp. 200-202.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00709
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