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Cornet in E-flat (over-shoulder model)
Allen Manufacturing Company (American, active 1858–1861)
1858–60
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Nickel silver
Dimensions
Length x width: 50 x 14 cm (19 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Hazen
Accession Number2012.938
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionWith original mouthpiece. Three top-action Allen rotary valves.
InscriptionsEmbossed on medallion affixed to bell: MANUFACTURED / BY / ALLEN MFG CO. / 18 / HARVARD PL. / BOSTON
ProvenanceBefore about 1998, Robert Sheldon, Moultonborough, New Hampshire; by about 1998, sold by Sheldon to Robert M. Hazen, Bethesda, Maryland; 2012, gift of Hazen to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 28, 2012)