Cortois Slide Trumpet
date: label: date made
content: 1844-1856
name: label: maker
content: Courtois, Antoine
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This trumpet was made by Antoine Courtois in Paris around 1844-1856. It is an F slide trumpet made of silver plated brass with a double clock spring and four crooks, tuning bit and four mouthpieces and accessioned with a period wooden case. This trumpet was sold through Jullien & Co. in London. The bell is inscribed:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Approved by<br>HERR KOENIG<br>ANTOINE COURTOIS<br>BREVETE<br>FACTEUR DU CONSERVOIRE IMPERIAL<br>RU DU CAIRE 21 PARIS<br>JULLIEN & Co.<br>Sole Agents<br>] 214 Regent Ste.<br>London.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The Courtois firm was founded by Antoine’s father in rue Mazarine in Paris, 1789. Around 1803, Antoine Courtois (1770-1855) relocated the firm to 21, rue du Caire. In 1851, Antoine’s son, Denis A. Courtois became the successor of the company and by 1856 moved the firm to 88, rue des Marais. The Courtois firm became a prominent brass instrument maker and continued after the death of Denis in 1880 with various owners.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Trumpets
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.66.013
label: catalog number
content: 66.013
label: accession number
content: 272250
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trumpet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 in x 4 3/4 in x 6 in; 58.42 cm x 12.065 cm x 15.24 cm
label: Measurements
content: trumpet: 4 5/8 in x 6 1/4 in x 23 in; 11.7475 cm x 15.875 cm x 58.42 cm
label: Measurements
content: accessories in box: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in x 5 1/4 in; 6.35 cm x 8.255 cm x 13.335 cm