Whiteley 5-keyed Clarinet
date: label: Date made
content: 1829-1831
name: label: maker
content: Whiteley, William
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was made by William Whiteley in Utica, New York around 1829 to 1831. It is a 5-keyed clarinet in C, made of boxwood with ivory ferrules and square brass keys. This clarinet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>WHITELEY<br>UTICA</p>
label: Description
content: <p>William Whiteley (1789-1871) made wind instruments in Utica from 1810 to 1853. He is also known for his wind instrument instruction book, <i>The Instrumental Preceptor: comprising instructions for the clarinet, hautboy, flute and bassoon: with a variety of the most celebrated airs, marches, minuets, songs, rondeaus, trios, &c.,</i> published by Seward &Williams in 1816.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Utica
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Clarinets
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Goshorn and Mr. & Mrs. William Barbour
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.65.0729
label: accession number
content: 257490
label: catalog number
content: 65.0729
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: boxwood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21 in x 3 1/2 in; 53.34 cm x 8.89 cm
label: Measurements
content: barrel: 2 5/16 in x 1 3/8 in; 5.87375 cm x 3.4925 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 7 7/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 20.0025 cm x 4.445 cm
label: Measurements
content: lower joint: 9 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 24.13 cm x 4.445 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 4 in x 3 7/16 in; 10.16 cm x 8.73125 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 3 1/2 in x 7/8 in; 8.89 cm x 2.2225 cm