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Snare drum (Black Elite Standard model)
Snare drum (Black Elite Standard model)

Snare drum (Black Elite Standard model)

Leedy Manufacturing Company (American)
1925–28
Object PlaceIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
Medium/TechniqueGold-plated brass
DimensionsOverall: 12.7 x 35.6 cm (5 x 14 in.)
Credit LineGift of I. L. Howe in memory of Charles Briggs Lowd and his children, Elinor, Isabel, and John
Accession number2011.1982
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBy 1928, Charles Briggs Lowd, Waltham, Massachusetts; 1936, by inheritance to his daughter, Isabel A. Lowd Avigdor; about 1963, by inheritance to her daughter, Isabel L. Howe; 2011, gift of Howe to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 16, 2011)
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