Derby Mute: Museum Object and Cultural History
Derby Mute: user: Ellington, Duke. manufacturer: Humes & Berg Manufacturing Co., Inc.. Object Name: mute.
The object in the museum catalogue
This mute was made by Humes and Berg Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Illinois, undetermined date. It is derby mute made of cardboard with a white dome with red trim. This mute is associated with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Materials, dates and provenance
- user: Ellington, Duke
- manufacturer: Humes & Berg Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Object Name: mute
- Physical Description: cardboard (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 13 in x 10 in x 5 in; 33.02 cm x 25.4 cm x 12.7 cm
- place made: United States: Indiana, East Chicago
- ID Number: 1989.0369.328
- catalog number: 1989.0369.328
- accession number: 1989.0369
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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