Gautier C/B-Flat/A Cornet: Museum Object and Cultural History
Gautier C/B-Flat/A Cornet: date made: 1900-1925. maker: Lyon & Healy. Object Name: cornet.
The object in the museum catalogue
This cornet was made around 1918 to 1923, possibly in France, and by sold by Lyon & Healy in Chicago, Illinois. It is a B-flat/A/C cornet, Virtuoso model serial #20746, made of silver plated brass with gold plate inside the bell, and has 3 piston valves with mother-of-pearl finger buttons. This cornet has an extra tuning slide for low pitch. It is engraved:
Henri Gautier was a trade name used by Lyon & Healy of Chicago.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1900-1925
- maker: Lyon & Healy
- Object Name: cornet
- Physical Description: brass (overall material)
- Physical Description: silver (overall material)
- Physical Description: gold (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 16 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in x 7 in; 41.91 cm x 12.065 cm x 17.78 cm
- place made: France
- ID Number: MI.72.22
- catalog number: 72.22
- accession number: 297966
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Erickson
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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