Plunger Mute
name: label: user
content: Ellington, Duke
label: referenced
content: Hall, Jr., Barrie Lee
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This mute was made by an unknown maker in the United States, undetermined date. It is a small plunger mute made of rubber. Used in the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Written on the plunger:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Barrie Lee Hall Jr.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Barrie Lee Hall Jr. (1949-2011) was an American trumpeter, music director, and band leader of the Duke Ellington Small Band. He joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1973. Lee is recognized for his use of the plunger mute.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Jazz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0369.152
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0369.152
label: accession number
content: 1989.0369
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mute
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in; x 12.7 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 5/8 in x 5 1/8 in; 6.6675 cm x 13.0175 cm