Military Drum

Object Details

Description

This drum was made by an unknown maker in Europe, around 1808-1817. It has a brass shell with a cast coat of arms with a crown and the initials “FWR,” and skin heads. The wood hoops are painted red and white and drilled with 10 holes each for rope which is laced through leather ears, used to tighten the hoops. The shell is stamped below the vent hole:

GABLER
IN
BERLIN

(And on what appears to be a snare mechanism):

2A
2B 14 LR4

The attribution date for the drum is subject to study.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Bequest of Charles Bremner Hogg Jackson

1808-1817

ID Number

1980.0399.0027

accession number

1980.0399

catalog number

1980.0399.0027

Object Name

drum

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments

Music & Musical Instruments

Percussion

Military

National Museum of American History

Record ID

nmah_606773

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-487a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa