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Valved bugle in E-flat
Elbridge G. Wright (American, 1811–1871)
1864–66
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Copper, nickel silver
Dimensions
Length x width: 33 x 13.5 cm (13 x 5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Hazen
Accession Number2012.939
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionWith original mouthpiece. Three side-action rotary valves.
InscriptionsEmbossed on medallion affixed to bell: Made by / E.G. WRIGHT / Boston
ProvenanceBefore about 1979, Robert Sheldon, Moultonborough, New Hampshire; by about 1979, traded by Sheldon to Robert M. Hazen, Bethesda, Maryland; 2012, gift of Hazen to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 28, 2012)