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Valve Trumpet in C

1870–80
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Valve Trumpet in C
  • Maker: Leopold Uhlmann (Austrian, 1806–1878)
  • Date: 1870–80
  • Geography: Vienna, Austria
  • Culture: Austrian
  • Medium: Brass, nickel-silver
  • Dimensions: 6 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 16 15/16 in. (16 × 12.5 × 43 cm)
    Diameter (Of bell): 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
  • Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irving S. and Cele Laken, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.553
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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