Firth, Pond & Co. Snare Drum: Museum Object and Cultural History
Firth, Pond & Co. Snare Drum: date made: 1847 - 1864. maker: Firth, Pond & Co.. Object Name: drum.
The object in the museum catalogue
This snare drum was made by Firth, Pond & Co. in New York, around 1847-1864. It has a light brown shell, two red-painted hoops, two skin heads, 10 metal hooks laced with rope through leather ears used to tighten the hoops, and a gut snare. The paper label inside the shell is inscribed:
[FIRTH] POND & CO., [ ]ers, Manufacturers and Dealers in [Instru]ments, Publishers of Music &c. &c. [B]ROADWAY, NEW Y[ORK]
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1847 - 1864
- maker: Firth, Pond & Co.
- Object Name: drum
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: leather (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 17 in x 22 in x 22 in; 43.18 cm x 55.88 cm x 55.88 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: MI.069391
- catalog number: 69391
- accession number: 266008
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Florence A. Weiland
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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