Baton
date: label: date made
content: 1878 - 1882
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This baton was made by an unknown maker in the United States, from 1878 to 1882, and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It is made of white holly.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This item listed in an 1880 J. Howard Foote catalog, sold as a <i>Modèle de la Conservatoire</i> baton (#6945) for $0.50.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of J. Howard Foote
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.055750
label: accession number
content: 11535
label: catalog number
content: 55750
objectType: label: Object Name
content: baton
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: holly (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 3/8 in x 9/16 in; 46.6725 cm x 1.42875 cm