Military Serpent: Museum Object and Cultural History
Military Serpent: date made: 1800 - 1850. Object Name: serpent. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This serpent was made by an unknown maker, possibly in France, around 1800-1850. It is a military serpent made leather covered wood, with 3 brass keys and trim, and an ivory mouthpiece.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1800 - 1850
- Object Name: serpent
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: leather (overall material)
- Physical Description: brass (overall material)
- Physical Description: ivory (overall material)
- Measurements: bell and body: 38 1/8 in x 6 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 96.8375 cm x 16.51 cm x 16.51 cm
- Measurements: crook: 1 15/16 in x 12 7/8 in x 18 in; 4.92125 cm x 32.7025 cm x 45.72 cm
- ID Number: MI.203732
- accession number: 35721
- catalog number: 203732
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
Sources and reuse
Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.
Sources
More in Music
Keep reading
