Snare drum
Maker
James Sturdevant
Date1858
Place MadeWaverly, Iowa, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedPainted in red inside shell: WAVERLY / IOWA / 1860 / Wm WEBERMarkingsnone
DescriptionWood shell painted dark. Wood rims painted gray with eight drilled holes in each rim through which the rope passes. Rope tension. Eight leather tugs.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 310 mm (12-1/4 in)
Head diameter: 380 mm (15 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesJayson Dobney, Innovations in American Snare Drums 1850-1920, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 2003, pp. 112-113.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00906
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1750 ca.
1714-1727 ca.