Raoux Cor Solo Horn
date: label: date made
content: 1831-1833
name: label: maker
content: Raoux, Marcel-Auguste
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This Cor Solo horn was made by Marcel-Auguste Raoux in Paris, France, in 1831-1833. It is made of brass and silver, with three crooks. “E”, “Eb”, and “F,” and a mouthpiece. The horn is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>RAOUX A PARIS<br>PREMIER PRIX DECERNE A<br>Mr. Aupick<br>PAR LE CONSERVATOIRE</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The inscription indicates that First Prize was awarded to Mr. Aupick by The [Paris] Conservatory.</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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania (through Dr. Robert H. Dyson)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.65.0601
label: accession number
content: 1991.0406
label: catalog number
content: 65.0601
objectType: label: Object Name
content: horn
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: horn: 16 1/2 in x 21 1/4 in x 10 5/8 in; 41.91 cm x 53.975 cm x 26.9875 cm
label: Measurements
content: crook, smaller: 8 1/8 in x 4 7/8 in x 1 in; 20.6375 cm x 12.3825 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: crook, larger: 8 1/8 in x 6 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 20.6375 cm x 17.145 cm x 3.81 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 2 1/2 in x 1 in; 6.35 cm x 2.54 cm