Henry Pourcelle 13-Keyed Clarinet
date: label: Date made
content: 1886-1899
name: label: maker
content: C. Bruno & Son
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was sold by C. Bruno & Son in New York, and made in France around 1886 to 1899.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>It is a 13-keyed clarinet in B-flat, made of ebony with German silver finger holes, ferrules and keys. This clarinet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>[boat logo]<br>HENRY POURCELLE<br>PARIS<br>FRANCE<br>B</p>
label: Description
content: <p>“Henry Pourcelle” was a trade name used for clarinet sold by Charles Bruno & Son in New York. This clarinet is listed in a 1890s C. Bruno & Son catalog as:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>“No. 58 Ebony, 13 German Silver Keys, 2 rings……….Each $29.00”</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
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content: Clarinets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Robert E. Sheldon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.66.091
label: catalog number
content: 66.091
label: accession number
content: 272356
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ebony (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: german silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 1/2 in x 3 in; 57.15 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: cap: 2 3/4 in x 1 in x 1 1/8 in; 6.985 cm x 2.54 cm x 2.8575 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 3 1/2 in x 1 1/8 in; 8.89 cm x 2.8575 cm
label: Measurements
content: barrel: 2 5/8 in x 1 5/16 in; 6.6675 cm x 3.33375 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 8 3/8 in x 2 in; 21.2725 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: lower joint: 9 3/4 in x 2 1/8 in; 24.765 cm x 5.3975 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 4 1/8 in x 3 1/8 in; 10.4775 cm x 7.9375 cm