Conn Cornet Case
date: label: Date made
content: 1896
name: label: maker
content: C. G. Conn
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This cornet case was made by C.G. Conn in Elkhart, Indiana, 1898. It is made of wood, covered with black-stained leather, metal fittings, and an interior with flip up top level for the cornet and lower level for accessories. The top interior lid is lined with gold satin with an embroidered purple sash:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>MADE BY<br>C.G.CONN<br>ELKHART, IND.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Accessioned with Conn cornet (1986.0002.01). This cornet, with case, was used by the donor’s father, John Grason Steffey (1867-1931) as an amateur musician in the Williamsport area of Maryland.</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 Jane Steffey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0002.02
label: catalog number
content: 1986.0002.02
label: accession number
content: 1986.0002
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)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/8 in x 14 5/8 in x 9 1/2 in; 16.1925 cm x 37.1475 cm x 24.13 cm