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Valved bugle in E-flat

(American, 1832–1912)
about 1860
Object PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueNickel silver
DimensionsLength 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Credit LineGift of David and Judith Hagar
Accession number1992.96
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: John F / Stratton / New=York.
ProvenanceBefore 1992, sold by general junk shop, Bar Mills, Maine, to a trombone student of the donor; by 1992, gift of trombone student to David Hagar, Oak Flats, Australia, while he lived in Boston, Massachusetts; 1992, gift of David and Judith Hagar to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 25, 1992)
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