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Side drum
Side drum

Side drum

Henry H. Prentiss (American, 1801–1860)
probably 1834
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMaple
DimensionsHeight 35.5 cm, diameter 42 cm (Height 14 in., diameter 16 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Reed Family
Accession number1993.900
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsExtensive printed label (see photo):ProvenanceBefore 1993, William A. Reed, Abington, Massachusetts; by 1993, by inheritance to Donald W. Reed, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; 1993, gift of Reed to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 1993)
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