Piccolo timpano.
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InstrumentKettledrum/Kettledrums/Percussion/Musical Instrument ; Kettledrum |
Instrument FamilyPercussion |
Date MadeCirca 1885 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Copper shell with parallel sides, beaten from two sheets of copper; four square tuning taps; no legs; 11½-inch diameter calf head. Hoop tensioner is marked with a "V" for alignment with a similar mark on one of the brackets on the drum shell. |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Possibly made for use in Delibes's opera "Lakmé". |
NotesA. Myers; C. Overton and R. Parks, 13.6.98. |
ProvenancePurchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Glen Collection |
Accession Number0187 |