Alto Shawm
Object type: Alto Shawm
Department: Musical Instruments
Artist: Francis W. Galpin
Artist bio: British, Dorchester 1858–1945 Richmond
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, brass
Dimensions: Length  912 mm, Length of body with pirouette  562 mm, Length of foot 380 mm, Length of pirouette 123 mm, Length of fontanelle 100 mm.
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889