Cornet Case
date: label: date made
content: 1880-1895
name: label: maker
content: J. Howard Foote
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This cornet case was made by J. Howard Foote Company in the United States, 1880-1895. It is made of wood, covered with black-stained leather, with metal fittings, and black plush interior. Accessioned with Courtois cornet (1981.0538.01). The interior of the case bears the marks:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>J. HOWARD FOOTE<br>NEW YORK<br>AND CHICAGO</p>
label: Description
content: <p>J. Howard Foote, musical instrument dealer in New York and Chicago, was the sole Courtois importer in the United States in the 1880s and 1890s.</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 Frances J. Berggren and Judith K. Miller
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0538.02
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0538.02
label: accession number
content: 1981.0538
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: 5 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 11 1/8 in; 14.605 cm x 34.925 cm x 28.2575 cm