American Pitch Pipe
date: label: date made
content: 1790-1810
name: label: maker
content: Law, Andrew
notes: label: Description
content: This pitch pipe was made by an unknown maker in the United States, around 1790-1810. It is in “book” form, made of mahogany and blond fruitwood with ivory and wood inlays and a wood slide inlaid and inscribed with an octave scale. As indicated in the accession paperwork, this pitch pipe was made for American singing teacher and composer, Andrew Law (1749 - 1821).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New England
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0556.01
label: accession number
content: 1980.0556
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0556.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pitch pipe
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/8 in x 1 3/16 in x 6 5/16 in; 8.5725 cm x 3.01625 cm x 16.03375 cm