Ashton 5-Keyed Clarinet
date: label: date made
content: 1825-1834
name: label: maker
content: Ashton, John
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was made by John Ashton in Boston, Massachusetts around 1825 to 1834. It is a 5-keyed clarinet in C, made of boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keys. This clarinet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>[eagle]<br>J. ASHTON<br>BOSTON<br>C</p>
label: Description
content: <p>John Ashton was a music publisher and dealer of musical instruments at 197 Washington Street in Boston Massachusetts from around 1819 to 1844. This clarinet was likely made by a nearby wind instrument maker for sale in Ashton’s store.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
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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 Georganna Tucker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.73.39
label: catalog number
content: 73.39
label: accession number
content: 304540
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 in; 53.34 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: cap: 2 1/8 in x 1 5/16 in; 5.3975 cm x 3.33375 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece/barrel: 4 5/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 11.7475 cm x 3.4925 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper/lower joint: 16 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 41.5925 cm x 4.445 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 4 in x 2 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 6.35 cm