American Snare Drum
date: label: date made
content: 1755 - 1850
notes: label: Description
content: This snare drum was made by an unknown maker in the United States, around 1775-1850. It has a wood shell, skin heads, and a gut snare. There are two wood hoops drilled with 8 holes each for rope which is laced through leather ears, used to tighten the hoops. The attribution date for the drum 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: Gift of Grace M. Shirmer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.036046
label: catalog number
content: 36046
label: accession number
content: 105806
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: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 in x 18 in x 18 in; 38.1 cm x 45.72 cm x 45.72 cm