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Valved bugle in E-flat
John Franklin Stratton (American, 1832–1912)
about 1860
Object Place: New York City, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Nickel silver
Dimensions
Length 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David and Judith Hagar
Accession Number1992.96
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn E-flat. Nickel silver body with three string-linkage rotary valves. Telescoping tuning slide on leadpipe. Includes non-original pig-tail crook. Mouthpiece missing.
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: John F / Stratton / New=York.
ProvenanceBefore 1992, sold by general junk shop, Bar Mills, Maine, to a trombone student of the donor; by 1992, gift of trombone student to David Hagar, Oak Flats, Australia, while he lived in Boston, Massachusetts; 1992, gift of David and Judith Hagar to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 25, 1992)