Trumpet in B-flat
Octagonal and hexagonal forms comprise the main decorative and structural elements of the instrument: the octagonal bell has alternating hammered and mirror burnished facets; the instrument has stylized, faceted braces and ferrules throughout. The valve casing comprises a faceted and diamond-stamped monoblock; the valve stems are hexagonal. The instrument displays many decorative surface finishing techniques including hammering/planishing, mirror burnishing and sandblasting to produce a matte finish. Rocker-engraved geometric motifs on both the bell exterior and interior complete the instrument’s highly-stylized art deco appearance. The original brass mouthpiece with octagonal faceting completes this instrument. The name ARIGRA, which is engraved on the bell, is an acronym of A. Riedl Grazlitz. Anton Riedl established himself in business in 1885 as a specialist in brass instrument valves, His son Hugo joined him in 1931.
Artwork Details
- Title: Trumpet in B-flat
- Maker: Anton Riedl
- Date: ca. 1930
- Geography: Kraslice, Czech Republic
- Culture: Czech
- Medium: Brass, silver plate, mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions: 5 7/8 × 21 5/8 × 4 3/4 in. (15 × 55 × 12 cm)
- Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone
- Credit Line: Gift of Myra Strauchen and Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, in memory of Edmund Strauchen, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.720.1
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
More Artwork
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Related Content
Perspectives
Articles, audio, and video from The Met's online magazine.
Research Resources
The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.
Feedback
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.