20-inch kettledrum
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Alternative TitleTimpani |
InstrumentKettledrum/Kettledrums/Percussion/Musical Instrument ; Kettledrum |
Instrument FamilyPercussion |
Date MadeEarly or mid 18th century |
DescriptionBowl of brass with three turned feet. Vellum heads lapped directly onto hoops. Square-headed tensioners requiring a key. Paper label inside shell inscribed "L.W. HUNT DRUM COMPANY LIMITED / Pair 18th Century drums, approximately 1750, constructed of brass, They have been beaten from one sheet of material, this being proved by the base of the shells being much thicker than the tops and there being no joins whatsoever in them. / At some period they have been emerged" (sic) "in a bath of copper sulphate to give the shells the appearance of being made in copper, but the drums are now, the 19th February 1965, as near the original as possible. / L.W. Hunt Drum Company Limited." Specific usage history: Probably one of the instruments acquired by Sir Samuel Hellier (1736-1784) for orchestral use at Wombourne, Staffordshire. Repair History: Refurbished 1965. Tensioners possibly reconditioned or replaced. |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Probably one of the instruments acquired by Sir Samuel Hellier (1736-1784) for orchestral use at Wombourne, Staffordshire. |
NotesA. Myers; C. Overton and R. Parks, 13.6.98. |
ProvenanceFormerly on loan to the Collection. ; Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by HM Government in 2025 from the estate of John William Phillips and allocated to The Musical Instrument Collection, University of Edinburgh |
CollectionMIMEd ; Shaw-Hellier Collection |
Accession Number3327 |