Wenzel Stowassers Söhne B-Flat Trumpet
Wenzel Stowassers Söhne B-Flat Trumpet
- Description
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This trumpet was made by Wenzel Stowaasers Söhne in Graslitz (Kraslice) in Bohemia around 1873 to 1900. It is a B-flat trumpet made of brass with nickel silver trim, with three rotary valves with mother-of-pearl inlays on the finger levers. This trumpet is engraved:
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W Stowassers
Söhne
Graslitz -
Wenzel Stowasser started making brass instruments in 1824 in Graslitz. After his death in 1860, the firm was continued by his sons Josef, Julius, and Richard as W. Stowaasers Söhne.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- trumpet
- date made
- 1873 - 1900
- maker
- Wenzel Stowassers Söhne
- place made
- Czech Republic: Karlovarský Kraj, Kraslice
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- nickel silver (overall material)
- pearl (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 18 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 7 in; 46.99 cm x 11.43 cm x 17.78 cm
- ID Number
- MI.214566
- accession number
- 39076
- catalog number
- 214566
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Trumpets
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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