Military side drum

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Instrument

Side drum/Drums/Percussion/Musical Instrument ; Side drum

Instrument Family

Percussion

Place Made

Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1796 or earlier

Description

Brass shell with rolled edge at each end, relieved on the snare (lower) end at two points where snares are fitted under the counter-hoop. Rope tension; ten buffs. Wooden counter-hoops of lapped nailed construction; 6 gut snares held between head and counter-hoop; calf heads. 15-inch heads. Decoration: hoops painted black, with yellow wavy line. Repair History: The brass shell has two shield-shaped patches attached, one at each end of the shell with the points of the shapes aligned with the edge of the counter-hoops. An old snare head, possibly the original, has been fitted to the top as the batter head. At either side of the sound-hole and adjacent to the rim there are two circular marks of diameter 43mm, each appears to have a central pin-hole. The replacement snare head appears to be more recent.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Although raised in Edinburgh, the 25th Regiment was known in 1796 as `The Sussex Regiment', only regaining Scottish identity in 1887 when it amalgamated with the 3rd Battalion the Scottish Borderers Militia to become the King's Own Scottish Borderers.

Notes

A. Myers; C. Overton and R. Parks, 9.5.98.

Provenance

Purchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust.

Collection

MIMEd ; Glen Collection

Accession Number

0181

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