Turkish crescent

Vernacular Name

Schellenbaum

ALTERNATE NAME(S)

Jingling johnny
Bell tree

Date1875-1900 ca.

Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Place MadeParis, France, Europe

Serial No.none

SignednoneMarkingsnoneDescriptionHammered brass and nickel-silver components with dyed horse hair tassels. Multiple suspended bells.

May have been built in Paris, as it is topped with the so-called Napoleonic eagle, but also could have been built in Markneukirchen.DimensionsApprox. 2438 mm (96 in)ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson. "Beethoven & Berlioz . . . Major Exhibition to Open in Sioux Falls on September 12." National Music Museum Newsletter 30, No. 3 (August 2003), p. 2.

André P. Larson. Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848. With essay by John Koster. Exhibition catalog, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 12-November 2, 2003. Vermillion: National Music Museum 2003. Page 63.

Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Object number02322

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