Serpent
Object type: Serpent
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Italian
Artist: Leopoldo Franciolini
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1844–1920 Florence
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 18th century (?)
Medium: Wood, leather, brass, ivory
Dimensions: Length 822 mm., Diam. of bell  120 mm., Length of mouthpiece 60 mm., Length of crook, ca. 355 mm.
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
Geography:     Italy  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889