Tambourine: Museum Object and Cultural History
Tambourine: date made: 1878 - 1882. Object Name: tambourine. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This tambourine was made by an unknown maker in Italy, around 1878-1882. It is made of wood, painted orange, with three sets of jingles. As per the accession file, this tambourine was used in Roman carnivals.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1878 - 1882
- Object Name: tambourine
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: paint (overall material)
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- place made: Italy
- Subject: Carnivals
- ID Number: MI.154307
- accession number: 25819
- catalog number: 154307
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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