Castanets: Museum Object and Cultural History
Castanets: unspecified: James, Mrs. Julian. Object Name: castanets. Physical Description: ivory (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This pair of castanets were made by an undetermined maker, undetermined provenance, late 18th – early 19th century. They are made of ivory with a green connecting cord. According to the catalog card: “Ivory castanets used by Catalina Julian Myers Mason in Porto Rico when dancing with her brother Alphonso Sidney Mason.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- unspecified: James, Mrs. Julian
- Object Name: castanets
- Physical Description: ivory (overall material)
- ID Number: MI.66.112
- accession number: 70138
- catalog number: 66.112
- Credit Line: Estate of Cassie Mason Myers Julian-James
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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