Riley 5-Keyed Clarinet
date: label: date made
content: ca 1825
name: label: maker
content: Riley, Sr., Edward
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was made by Edward Riley in New York, New York about 1825. It is a 5-keyd clarinet in C, made of boxwood with square brass keys. This clarinet has the following stamps:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(on the barrel, upper and mid sections):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>E-RILEY<br>N-YORK</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(on the lower section and bell):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>E-RILEY<br>CHATHAM ST<br>N-YORK</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Edward Riley (1769-1829) was a music teacher, music publisher, and musical instrument seller. Instruments stamped with his name may have been made by makers John Firth and William Hall.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.76.20
label: accession number
content: 323573
label: catalog number
content: 76.20
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: boxwood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 3/4 in x 2 5/8 in; 52.705 cm x 6.6675 cm
label: Measurements
content: barrel: 2 1/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 5.3975 cm x 3.4925 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 7 3/4 in x 1 7/8 in; 19.685 cm x 4.7625 cm
label: Measurements
content: lower joint: 8 7/8 in x 2 1/16 in; 22.5425 cm x 5.23875 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 4 1/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 10.795 cm x 6.985 cm