Serpent, C
Date1800-1820 ca.
Place MadeEngland, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionBody of wood, made of two hollowed out halves, covered with leather or parchment, painted black, bell interior painted orange; ferrules and keys of brass; fingerhole bushings of ivory.
Six fingerholes; three keys (two at the front above the fingerholes and between the fingerhole triads, and one on the back below the fingerholes), amateurishly cut from one piece of brass; box mounts with brass flat springs.
Uppermost tone hole closed with a cork and replaced in function by the top key.
DimensionsHeight: ca. 740 mm
Internal diameter (instrument): ca. 22-88 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. 3.
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. 36-48; plate XV-XXII pp. 41-48.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01365
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1810-1820 ca.
1810 ca.
1600 ca.
