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Trumpet in B-flat
Gebruder Alexander (German, active 1802–1950)
about 1920
Object Place: Mainz, Germany
Medium/Technique
Brass, nickel silver
Dimensions
Length x width: 44 x 18.5 cm (17 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Bell diameter: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Bell diameter: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Hazen
Accession Number2012.948
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionThree side-action rotary valves.
InscriptionsEmbossed medallion on bell: GEBR. / ALEXANDER / MAINZ / W. GERMANY
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)