Trumpet Straight Mute, used by Pedro Knight: Museum Object and Cultural History
Trumpet Straight Mute, used by Pedro Knight: manufacturing date: 1950s. Object Name: mute. Physical Description: fiberboard (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This mute was made by Shastock in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1950s. It is a Micro Whispa model trumpet straight mute made of stone-lined fiberboard with white cover and gold end with holes and cork strip at top. Previously owned and used by Cuban-born musician, Pedro Knight (1921-2007). There is a printed maker’s label:
Materials, dates and provenance
- manufacturing date: 1950s
- Object Name: mute
- Physical Description: fiberboard (overall material)
- Physical Description: cork (overall material)
- Physical Description: stone (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 6 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 16.51 cm x 8.89 cm
- place made: United States: Ohio, Cleveland
- ID Number: 2016.0033.02
- accession number: 2016.0033
- catalog number: 2016.0033.02
- Credit Line: Gift of Celia Cruz Estate courtesy of the Celia Cruz Legacy Project
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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