Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch
Distributor
J. W. Pepper
Date1893-1919 ca.
Place DistributedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Serial No.23268
SignedStamped on bell: J. W. PEPPER / IMPORTER / PHILADELPHIA / AND / Chicago / No. 23268MarkingsStamped on mouthpiece/shank receiver, quite worn: AA
Stamped on valve casings, and top and bottom caps, respectively: 40 41 42
Stamped on second valve casing: U. S.
DescriptionSilver-plated brass body
Highly engraved with foliate and scrolling patterns, including bell interiork, which is engraved with a star pattern. Tops valve finger buttos also engraved.
Removable leadipe
DimensionsHeight: 290 mm
Bell diameter: 127 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesDavid Wayne Knutson, A Catalogue of the European Cornets and Trumpets at the Shrine to Music Museum, D.M.A. Thesis, University of Illinois, 1992, pp. 256-258.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04405
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