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Single horn, F
Alternate name:French horn
Maker: Antoine Courtois
Date: 1856-1880 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Serial No: 223
SignedStamped on bell, inside circle: MEDAILLE / DE / 1RE CLASSE / EXPOSITION / [UN]IVERSELLE / 1855
Stamped below madallion: ANTOINE COURTOIS / Brevete / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE / NATIONAL / 88 Rue des Marais St Martin / Paris
Stamped below madallion: ANTOINE COURTOIS / Brevete / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE / NATIONAL / 88 Rue des Marais St Martin / Paris
MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: COURTOIS / PARIS / 223
Stamped on top and bottom caps, and valve casings, respectively: 10 11 12
Stamped on top and bottom caps, and valve casings, respectively: 10 11 12
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 345 mm
Bell diameter: 270 mm (distorted)
Bore (second valve slide): 11.2 mm (0.442 in)
Bell diameter: 270 mm (distorted)
Bore (second valve slide): 11.2 mm (0.442 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 532-533.
Object number: 03224