Trumpet in E-flat

about 1850

Object PlaceEngland

Medium/TechniqueSilver-plated brass

DimensionsLength: 61 cm (24 in.)
Bell diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Robert Hazen

Accession number2012.1079

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Musical Instruments

ProvenanceUntil 1979, Eric Halfpenny (b. 1906 – d. 1979), The Society of Gentlemen Trumpeters, London; 1979, by descent to his wife, May Halfpenny, London; by descent to her son, Peter Halfpenny, London; November 10, 2004, Halfpenny collection and others sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 238, to Robert M. Hazen, Bethesda, MD; 2012, gift of Robert M. Hazen to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 28, 2012)