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Cornet in B-flat
Cornet in B-flat

Cornet in B-flat

Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory (American, active 1869–1919)
about 1875
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueNickel silver, copper
DimensionsLength x width: 30.5 x 16 cm (12 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert Hazen
Accession number2012.941
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Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: [two five-pointed stars] / NE PLUS ULTRA / Made / by the / BOSTON / Musical Instrument / Manufy.ProvenanceBefore about 2000, Niles Eldredge, Ridgewood, New Jersey; by about 2000, sold by Eldredge to Robert M. Hazen, Bethesda, Maryland; 2012, gift of Hazen to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 28, 2012)
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