Elbridge G. Wright B-Flat Cornet
date: label: date made
content: ca 1845
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This cornet was made by Elbridge G. Wright & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts about 1845. It is a B-flat cornet made of brass and has 3 string side-action rotary valves. This cornet is accessioned with a period case and accessories. It is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Made by<br>E. G. WRIGHT & Co.<br>Boston</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Elbridge G. Wright (1811-1871) began making musical instruments in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1839. By 1842, Wright moved to Boston, Massachusetts and made musical instruments under his own name or in partnership until 1869.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Cornets
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.76.30
label: accession number
content: 1977.0294
label: catalog number
content: 76.30
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cornet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: bell: 5 1/2 in x 4 15/16 in; 13.97 cm x 12.54125 cm
label: Measurements
content: slide: 9 in x 4 1/2 in x 2 in; 22.86 cm x 11.43 cm x 5.08 cm