Tambourine

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Description:

This tambourine was made by an unknown maker in the United States, from 1878 to 1882, and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It has a metal covered wood hoop, 6 sets of brass jingles, and a calf-skin head attached with brass tacks.

John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This item was sold as a tambourine (#7231½).

Date Made: 1878 - 1882

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments, Music & Musical Instruments, Percussion

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Related Publication: Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.

Credit Line: Gift of J. Howard Foote

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.055755Accession Number: 11535Catalog Number: 55755

Object Name: tambourine

Physical Description: wood (overall material)metal (overall material)calf-skin (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 7/8 in x 12 in; 4.7625 cm x 30.48 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-113e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1068249

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