Drum
Alternate name(s)
- Chinese tom
Distributor
Ludwig Drum Company
Date1925 ca.
Place MadeChina, Asia
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedGold and black Ludwig decal attached to frame.MarkingsPainted in red on drum head depicting a dragon: MAKE [sic] IN / CHINA
DescriptionShallow, double-headed barrel drum with tacked, pigskin heads. Wooden shell painted red. Heads fixed to shell using hammered brass tacks. Polychromatic painting on both heads depicting a phoenix and a dragon. Two metal rings mounted opposite one another on wooden shell for suspending instrument. Instrument wholesalers and manufacturers, such as Ludwig and Gretsch, imported drums like this for an ever-expanding American market.
DimensionsShell height: 163 mm
Diameter: 360 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02412
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1714-1727 ca.
1900-1925 ca.