Object Details
- Description
This contrabass horn was made around 1878 to 1882 and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It is an E-Flat contrabass horn, over-the shoulder model, made of German silver with 3 string-action rotary valves. This instrument horn has an engraved medallion:
TRADE
J.H.F.
NY&C
MarkBrass instruments bearing the medallion of J. Howard Foote were likely made for him by the firm of John Stratton or other factories in New York City.
John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This instrument listed in an 1880 J. Howard Foote catalog, sold as an American Military Band Style contrabass (#5038), for $45.75.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. Howard Foote
- 1978 - 1882
- ID Number
- MI.055590
- accession number
- 11535
- catalog number
- 55590
- Object Name
- tuba
- Physical Description
- German silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 51 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in x 10 in; 130.81 cm x 31.75 cm x 25.4 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Related Publication
- Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1160845
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-f3be-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
