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Description: | An incomplete silver musical wind instrument dating 1724-1725. Treasure case no. 2009 T317 (not Treasure). An incomplete wind instrument made of sheet silver which has been folded to form a truncated cone. The object expands in diameter from the open chamfered mouth-piece towards the end of the object, to which the circular part would have been soldered originally. This circular part has become detached from the rest of the object and was inside the main body when found. The sound-hole is D-shaped in plan. In the lower part of the mouth piece is a soldered sheet silver 'reed' which extends from the entrance to the mouth-piece to the sound-hole. Mid-way along the length of the seam, on the underside, is a scar of solder indicating the position of a suspension loop (now missing). On the top, there is a stamped maker's mark between the mouth-piece and the sound-hole: a serifed capital letter I within a shield. The mark is that for 1724-1725. 30.1 x 10.2 x 6.3mm. Weight: 2.71g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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