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Flügel Horn with Cornet in C

Attributed to Giuseppe Pelitti Italian, born Varese
ca. 1890
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Flügel Horn with Cornet in C
  • Maker: Attributed to Giuseppe Pelitti (Italian, Varese 1811–1865 Milan)
  • Date: ca. 1890
  • Geography: Milan, Italy
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Brass, nickel-silver
  • Dimensions: Height: 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm)
    Diameter of flugelhorn bell: 4 15/16 in. (12.6 cm)
    Diameter of cornet bell: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
    Weight: 2.5 lbs. (1133.993 g)
  • Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated
  • Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.4.2587a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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