Bugle: Museum Object and Cultural History
Bugle: Date: 1916-1970. Created by: Unidentified. Type: bugles.
The object in the museum catalogue
An 1892 model civilian field trumpet or bugle. The body is composed of brass-colored metal with patina. The mouthpiece is made of silver metal. The trumpet has two circular attachments on the interior of the tubes. A stamp above the bell reads, [U.S. REGULATION / MADE IN U.S.A.].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1916-1970
- Created by: Unidentified
- Type: bugles
- Medium: metal
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 6 × 17 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (15.2 × 43.5 × 11.4 cm)
- Place made: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Music
- Object number: 2017.111.18
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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