Gautrot-Marquet Soprano Saxophone: Museum Object and Cultural History
Gautrot-Marquet Soprano Saxophone: date made: ca 1900. maker: Gautrot-Marquet. Object Name: saxophone.
The object in the museum catalogue
This saxophone was made by Gautrot-Marquet in Paris, France, about 1900. It is a soprano saxophone made of brass, with a grenadilla mouthpiece. The saxophone is engraved:
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE PARIS 1900 HORS CONCOURS MEMBRE DU JURY Gautrot-Marquet Brevete s.g.d.g. Paris
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: ca 1900
- maker: Gautrot-Marquet
- Object Name: saxophone
- Physical Description: brass (overall material)
- Physical Description: grenadilla (overall material)
- Measurements: saxophone: 24 5/8 in x 2 7/8 in; 62.5475 cm x 7.3025 cm
- Measurements: mouthpiece: 3 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 3.81 cm
- place made: France: Île-de-France, Paris
- ID Number: MI.210927
- catalog number: 210927
- accession number: 38127
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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