Glier E-Flat Natural Trumpet: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This trumpet was made by Mieczyslaw Glier in Warsaw, Poland around 1913 to 1932. It is an E-flat natural trumpet made of brass with nickel plate, with two folds. This trumpet is accessioned with a fabric tabard: red with appliqued eagle with crown on one side and on the other, yellow and blue fabric. There is silver fringe around the edges of the tabard and tied around the lower part of the trumpet, a cord of silver and red with four tassels. Both sides are embroidered "1 p.p. LEG." The trumpet is engraved:

Mieczyslaw Glier (1886-1979) comes from a family of musical instrument makers beginning with his grandfather Friederich Wilhelm Glier (1812-1899), known as Wilhelm. Friederich Wilhelm was born in Klingenthal and founded his musical instrument company in Warsaw in 1835. Friederich Wilhelm’s three sons, Adolf, Friederich, and Alexander (1849-1912) were also instrument makers in the company. Alexander inherited the company in 1899. Mieczyslaw took over the factory after the death of his father Alexander, and continued to make instruments until 1944 when the factory was destroyed. After WWII, Mieczyslaw was one of the founders of an instrument making guild in Warsaw.

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: 1913 - 1932
• maker: Glier, Mieczyslaw
• maker: Glier, Mieczyslaw
• Object Name: trumpet
• Physical Description: brass (overall material)
• Physical Description: nickel plate (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 28 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in x 7 in; 72.39 cm x 13.335 cm x 17.78 cm
• Measurements: part: tabard: 21 in x 17 in; 53.34 cm x 43.18 cm
• Measurements: trumpet: 5 3/16 in x 14 3/4 in x 28 1/4 in; 13.17625 cm x 37.465 cm x 71.755 cm
• Measurements: mouthpiece: 3 11/16 in x 1 1/8 in; 9.36625 cm x 2.8575 cm
• Measurements: tabard: 1 1/2 in x 18 in x 22 in; 3.81 cm x 45.72 cm x 55.88 cm
• Measurements: bell: 5 1/2 in; 13.97 cm
• place made: Poland: Mazowieckie, Warsaw
• ID Number: MI.038333
• catalog number: 38333
• accession number: 114295
• Credit Line: Gift of Government of Poland
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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