Cornet owned by Maxine Sullivan
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Object Details
- Manufactured by
- F. E. Olds, American
- Owned by
- Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
- Description
- A brass cornet made by Olds Ambassador and owned by Maxine Sullivan. The body of the cornet (2013.46.29.1.1a) is brass with a straight bell and three (3) valves with green felt pads. The ambassador model is manufactured by F. E. Olds. The cornet has [OLDS / AMBASSADOR / FULLERTON / CALIF] inscribed at the base of the bell. The number [997566] is inscribed on the second valve. The finger ring for the pinky of the right hand is silver. The mouthpiece of the cornet (2013.46.29.1.1b) as a conical backbore and appears to be silver plated. [Olds 7C] is inscribed on the cup, below the rim.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1977
- Object number
- 2013.46.29.1.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Type
- musical instruments
- cornets (aerophones)
- Medium
- 2013.46.29.1.1a: brass (alloy) with felt
- 2013.46.29.1.1b: metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Trumpet): 7 × 5 1/4 × 15 in. (17.8 × 13.3 × 38.1 cm)
- H x W x D (Mouthpiece): 1 1/16 × 1 1/16 × 2 3/4 in. (2.7 × 2.7 × 7 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Maxine Sullivan Collection
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Jazz (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.46.29.1.1ab
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c61a6fd0-1cd5-4f82-981a-3c6eb54ae86d
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