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Cornet in E-flat (over-shoulder model)
Graves & Co. (American, active 1824–1869)
1856
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Nickel silver
Dimensions
Length 60 cm (23 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Foster Charitable Fund
Accession Number1991.228
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: Made by / GRAVES & CO. BOSTON / for / COL. COLT'S ARMORY BAND / Hartford Ct.
ProvenanceAbout 1855, commissioned of the maker as part of a matched set of 20 brass instruments for Colonel (Samuel?) Colt's Armory Band, Hartford, Connecticut, according to an inscription on the bell. 1991, sold by Lillian Caplin, The Center for Musical Antiquities, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 27, 1991)
Dixie/Bonnie Blue Flag, about 1860
Composed by Daniel D. Emmett/Harry McCarthy
Performed by Paul Perfetti