American Snare Drum
date: label: date made
content: 1860 - 1862
notes: label: Description
content: This snare drum was made by an unknown maker in the United States, around 1860-1862. It has a dark brown wood shell with a 10-point star inlay, two red-painted wood hoops, and two skin heads. There are eight sets of metal hooks laced with rope. The snare and tensioning tugs are missing. The inside of the shell is inscribed: “This drum was captured at the battle of Chickamauga on Sept 20 1863 from the rebbles [sic].” The attribution is subject to study.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Percussion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from Veterans Administration
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.058686
label: accession number
content: 214043
label: catalog number
content: 58686
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drum
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rope (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 18 in x 18 in; 27.94 cm x 45.72 cm x 45.72 cm