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Bass drum and mallet

Bass drum and mallet

(American, 1791–1865)
1813–19
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueAsh, calfskin
DimensionsHeight 60 cm, diameter 62 cm (Height 23 5/8 in., diameter 24 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Family of Charles E. Black and Gale L. Perron, including Karen A. Black, Diane L. (Black) Conners, Emmie Perron Black and Katrina Perron-Black
Accession number1986.937a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBy 1812, apparently used by Joseph Jewett (1780-1852), Alna, Maine, in the War of 1812. Before 1931, Clarence Edgar Black (b. about 1899), originally from Waldoboro, Maine; by 1986, by descent to his son, Charles E. Black (1931-1998), Hingham, Massachusetts; 1986, gift of Black to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 21, 1987)