Couesnon & Cie. Albert System Clarinet
date: label: date made
content: 1888-1892
name: label: maker
content: Couesnon & Cie
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was made by Couesnon & Cie in Paris, France around 1888 to 1892. It is an Albert System clarinet in C, Lafayette model, made of ebony with nickel silver ferrules and keys. The barrel is made of hard rubber. This clarinet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>C<br>LP<br> LAFAYETTE<br>PARIS</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Lafayette is a trade-name for Couesnon & Cie. and named after the street in Paris where the company had its headquarters.</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 Stephen C. Van Fleet
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.391879
label: accession number
content: 193820
label: catalog number
content: 391879
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ebony (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: nickel silver (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 1/2 in x 3 in; 52.07 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: cap: 2 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 6.6675 cm x 3.175 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 3 1/2 in x 1 5/16 in; 8.89 cm x 3.33375 cm
label: Measurements
content: barrel: 1 15/16 in x 1 1/4 in; 4.92125 cm x 3.175 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 7 13/16 in x 2 3/8 in; 19.84375 cm x 6.0325 cm
label: Measurements
content: lower joint: 8 7/8 in x 2 1/8 in; 22.5425 cm x 5.3975 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 4 3/16 in x 3 1/8 in; 10.63625 cm x 7.9375 cm