Baritone Helicon

Giuseppe Pelitti Italian, born Varese

mid-19th century, after 1846

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Title: Baritone Helicon
Maker: Giuseppe Pelitti (Italian, Varese 1811–1865 Milan)
Date: mid-19th century, after 1846
Geography: Germany or Italy
Culture: Italian or German
Medium: Brass, nickel-silver
Dimensions: L. perpendicular to bell: 67.3 cm (27-1/4 in.); Diam. of bell: 23.9 cm (9-1/2 in.)
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2193
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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