Drum
- Object Name:
- Drum
- Object ID:
- 1972.059.01
- Creator:
- Blanchard, Porter (1788-1871)
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1862
- Description:
- Drum. Maple shell with mahogany ring around vent hole; two maple hoops with exterior painted black; hemp ropes and drag rope; brown cowhide ears; cast steel hooks. Calf skin batter and bottom heads; "DRUMS!/ Of every Description, Manufactured and Sold by/ PORTER BLANCHARD,/ CONCORD, N. H./ Drum Sticks, Heads, Cords, Snares, Snare Strainers,/ Ears, &c., of every Description./ DRUMS REPAIRED AT SHORT NOTICE." label printed in black ink on yellow paper adhered to inside of shell; "Ira C. Evans / 12th N.H.V./ Concord" written by Ira C. Evans in pencil beneath paper label; "Ira Leon Evans / Drum head put on June 1, '08" written beneath. Used By Ira C. Evans and Charles H. Gove. With strap, 1972.059.02, stored separately.
- Material:
- Wood
Paper
Maple
Mahogany
Hemp
Leather
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-9.25 Dia-17.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Ira C. Evans and Charles H. Gove.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Bektash Temple Drum Corps
- Subjects:
- Civil War, Military life, Musical instruments, Drums
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