Pipe, Pitch
- Object Name:
- Pipe, Pitch
- Object ID:
- 1966.023.02
- Place of Origin:
- Scotland or England
- Date:
- circa 1788
- Description:
- Pitch pipe. Mahogany with six pewter bands. Square cross section. Engraved on bottom band: "IxS 1788" and "ExO". Cork tip. Inner slide, which adjusts pitch, is marked at intervals with letters A-G, the seven letters of the musical scale.
- Material:
- Wood
Mahogany
Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-11.4 D-0.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Brought from Scotland to Londonderry, NH, by the Proctor family.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Alexis Chapman Proctor
- People:
- Proctor, Proctor, Alexis C. (1895-1979)
- Subjects:
- Musical instruments
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