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Description: | A jug depicting the Distin Family Quintet. In the mid 19th century, John Distin was one of London's leading musical instrument dealers. He promoted his trade by playing in a brass quintet with his four sons. In 1844, Distin began importing saxhorns from Adolph Sax in Paris and later produced similar instruments in London under license. The trade became very significant because the saxhorn was the basis of the instruments later used in brass bands. This jug, which shows the Distins playing saxhorns, is part of the Adam Carse collection on display at the Horniman Museum. Carse was very interested in the history of brass instruments, and his collection also contains examples of instruments made by both Sax and Distin. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum, London | Subjects: | work Leisure | Temporal: | circa 1844-1848 | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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