Side drum
Object type: Side drum
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Henry H. Prentiss
Artist bio: American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1801–1860 Boston
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1840
Medium: Wood with paint, rope, leather, skin
Dimensions: 18 × 17 in. (45.7 × 43.2 cm)
Classification: Membranophone-double-headed / conical drum
Geography:  Boston  Massachusetts United States  
Credit line: Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008
Accession year: 2008