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Trumpet in B-flat

Trumpet in B-flat

(German, active 1802–1950)
about 1920
Object PlaceMainz, Germany
Medium/TechniqueBrass, nickel silver
DimensionsLength x width: 44 x 18.5 cm (17 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Bell diameter: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert Hazen
Accession number2012.948
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Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEmbossed medallion on bell: GEBR. / ALEXANDER / MAINZ / W. GERMANY
ProvenanceBefore about 1998, Robert Sheldon, Moultonborough, New Hampshire; by about 1998, sold by Sheldon to Robert M. Hazen, Bethesda, Maryland; 2012, gift of Hazen to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 28, 2012)