Drum
- Object Name:
- Drum
- Object ID:
- 1988.046.05
- Date:
- circa 1810
- Description:
- Base Drum. Barrel stave construction. Painted red over blue. Black hoops. Heads no longer fit over staves. One head patched and split. Hoops are connected with metal hooks and rope with leather tighteners.
- Material:
- Wood
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-20 Dia-22 inches
- Provenance:
- According to oral tradition, the drum was used by a member of the Jewett family at the Battle of Bennington.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mary B. Orton
- People:
- Jewett, Samuel (1756-1838)
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