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Cornet in B-flat
Gilmore, Graves & Co. (American, active 1864–1866)
about 1864–66
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Nickel silver
Dimensions
Length 62 cm (24 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Pearl E. Squires in memory of her father, Edward Theodore Morcombe
Accession Number1975.392
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionNickel silver. Three string-linkage rotary valves and one valve (missing touchpiece), used to transpose the overall pitch up by one half tone. Original (?) pig-tail crook and music lyre. Non-original straight shank and mouthpiece.
InscriptionsEngraved on bell garland: Gilmore, Graves & Co, Boston
ProvenanceBefore 1941, Edward Theodore Morcombe (1872-1941), who owned and played the instrument, Melrose, Massachusetts; by 1975, by descent to his daughter, Pearl E. Squires, Melrose, Massachusetts; 1975, gift of Squires to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 10, 1975)