Graves & Co. 5-Keyed Clarinet
Graves & Co. 5-Keyed Clarinet
- Description (Brief)
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This clarinet was made by Samuel Graves & Co. in Winchester, new Hampshire around 1830 to 1832. It is a 5-keyed clarinet in C made of boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keys. The clarinet’s bell is stamped:
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[eagle]
GRAVES & Co.
WINCHESTER
N.H.
C -
Samuel Graves (1794-1878) formed his musical instrument making firm in West Fairlee, Vermont, in 1824. Graves opened a new workshop in Winchester, New Hampshire near the Ashuelot River in 1830. The dam on the river provided the shop of Graves & Co. the source for its water-powered machinery.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- clarinet
- Date made
- 1825-1830
- date made
- 1830-1832
- maker
- Graves & Co.
- Samuel Graves & Co.
- place made
- United States: New Hampshire, Winchester
- Physical Description
- boxwood (overall material)
- ivory (overall material)
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 21 in x 2 7/8 in; 53.34 cm x 7.3025 cm
- mouthpiece: 3 11/16 in x 7/8 in; 9.36625 cm x 2.2225 cm
- barrel: 2 1/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 5.3975 cm x 3.4925 cm
- upper joint: 8 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 20.6375 cm x 3.81 cm
- lower joint/bell: 12 5/8 in x 2 15/16 in; 32.0675 cm x 7.46125 cm
- ferrule: 7/16 in x 1 3/8 in; 1.11125 cm x 3.4925 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0205.01
- accession number
- 1982.0205
- catalog number
- 1982.0205.01
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Clarinets
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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