Serpent, C
Maker
James Harding
Date1820 ca.
Place MadeWoking, Surrey, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on receiver ferrule: James Harding / Woking SurryMarkingsnone
DescriptionBody of wooden sections, final bell section made in two halves, interior painted red; covered with rough textile, painted black and lacquered; ferrules, braces, and keys of brass; finger bushings of ivory.
Six fingerholes and two brass keys in box mounts with brass flat springs, one key on the front (above the upper fingerhole triad), one on the back (on the lowest bow). Keys of different age, lower key likely original, upper key possibly later.
Brass carrying loop on brass mount on back.
Brass bocal with tab seam.
DimensionsHeight: ca. 670 mm
Internal diameter (instrument): ca. 26-95 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary M. Stewart, “Keyed Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection,” SMM Catalog Vol. I (1980), p. 4.
Gary M. Stewart, The Restoration and Cataloging of Four serpents in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota,1978, pp. 20-35; plate VI-XIV pp. 27-35.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01364
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1810-1820 ca.
1800-1820 ca.
1810 ca.
1820-1830 ca.