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Keyed bugle in B-flat

Graves & Co. (American, active 1824–1869)
about 1840
Object Place: Winchester, New Hampshire, United States

Medium/Technique Copper, brass
Dimensions Length 43.2 cm (17 in.)
Credit Line Willian Lindsey Fund, by exchange
Accession Number1991.360
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsMusical instrumentsAerophones

DescriptionSoprano in B-flat. Copper body with brass trim and keys. Seven cup-shaped keys mounted in saddles. Mouthpiece and tuning shank missing.
InscriptionsEngraved on garland: Graves & Co. / Winchester, N. H.
Provenance1991, sold by Lillian Caplin, The Center for Musical Antiquities, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 1991)