Conductor's baton used by James DePreist
date: label: Date
content: 1965-2013
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: James DePreist, American, 1936 - 2013
notes: label: Description
content: A conductor's baton used by James DePreist. The baton is made of a narrow wood rod with a small tear-drop shaped handle of cork at the base.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Classical (Music)
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ginette DePreist in memory of James DePreist
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.27.1
objectType: label: Type
content: batons (music equipment)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, cork (bark)
label: Dimensions
content: 15 3/4 x 13/16 x 13/16 in. (40 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm)