Pitch Pipe: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pitch Pipe: date made: 1800-1825. Object Name: pitch pipe. Physical Description: maple (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This pitch pipe was made by an unknown maker, probably United States, around 1800-1825. It is made of stained maple. The pitch pipe has a sliding plunger with a knob engraved with scale of pitches from D diatonically an octave to D.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1800-1825
- Object Name: pitch pipe
- Physical Description: maple (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in x 8 7/8 in; 5.715 cm x 2.8575 cm x 22.5425 cm
- ID Number: MI.67.594
- accession number: 248268
- catalog number: 67.594
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fielding Pope Meigs, Jr.
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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