Catlin 6-keyed Bassoon
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1810
name: label: maker
content: Catlin, George
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This bassoon was made by George Catlin in Hartford, Connecticut, about 1810. It is a 6-keyed bassoon, made of stained maple with brass keys. The bassoon is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>CATLIN<br>HARTFORD</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Hartford
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: 1981.0530.01
label: accession number
content: 1981.0530
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0530.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bassoon
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: maple (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 122.7 cm; 48 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: bell: 12 1/16 in x 2 in; 30.63875 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: crook: 3 3/4 in x 9 5/16 in x 9/16 in; 9.525 cm x 23.65375 cm x 1.42875 cm
label: Measurements
content: long joint: 22 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in x 2 in; 57.15 cm x 4.445 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: wing joint: 20 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 51.7525 cm x 4.445 cm x 3.81 cm
label: Measurements
content: boot: 17 3/8 in x 3 in x 2 9/16 in; 44.1325 cm x 7.62 cm x 6.50875 cm