Title: Serpent in C
Object type: Serpent in C
Date: ca. 1805
Culture: German
Artist:  W. Schmidt 
Artist bio: German, active Mainz, early 19th century
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Wood, leather, brass
Dimensions: 70cm x 27cm x 16cm
Length 67.1 cm, Length of tube ca. 197 cm without mouthpipe, Diameter of bell:  oval 13.5 cm x 10.5 cm, Diameter of bore:  0.540 in. at mouthpiece socket, 0.875 in. mouthpiece socket
For complete measurements see departmental files.
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Geography:  Mainz   Germany      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY