Cornet in B-flat

Gilmore, Graves & Co. (American, active 1864–1866)

about 1864–66

Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueNickel silver

DimensionsLength 62 cm (24 7/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Pearl E. Squires in memory of her father, Edward Theodore Morcombe

Accession number1975.392

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsEngraved on bell garland: Gilmore, Graves & Co, BostonProvenanceBefore 1941, Edward Theodore Morcombe (1872-1941), who owned and played the instrument, Melrose, Massachusetts; by 1975, by descent to his daughter, Pearl E. Squires, Melrose, Massachusetts; 1975, gift of Squires to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 10, 1975)