Selmer Clarinet Case, used by Paquito D'Rivera
date: label: date made
content: 1950s
name: label: maker
content: Selmer
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet case was made by Selmer in France, 1950s. It is made of wood, covered in black-stained leather, with metal fittings, and red plush interior, and a cast metal "Selmer" badge on the outside of the case. The handle was missing at the time of acquisition. Accessioned with Selmer clarinet used by Paquito D’Rivera (2005.0086.01).
label: Description
content: <p>Cuban-born jazz clarinetist, Paquito D’Rivera acquired this clarinet in the late 1950s and continued to use it until he donated the clarinet to the museum in 2005. D-Rivera has received several awards and honors, including twelve Grammys, NEA Jazz Masters, Kennedy Center Living Jazz Legend award, and a National Medal of the Arts in 2005.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Clarinets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Paquito D'Rivera
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0086.01.01
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0086.01.01
label: accession number
content: 2005.0086
objectType: label: Object Name
content: case
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
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content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 5/8 in x 13 13/16 in x 7 in; 9.2075 cm x 35.08375 cm x 17.78 cm