Collection Highlights
Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles
Date:
1829
Object Number:
LIB.E441.Box.W1784.W3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitch pipe/whistle
Object Number:
1938.6
Date:
1820-1880
Medium:
Maple, cork
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 6 5/8 x 1 in. ( 7.6 x 16.8 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
hand written: on paper glued to top end of slide in blue ink: notes of the musical scale
Description:
Rectangular maple box with mouthpiece at one corner and adjustable slide at opposite end; by blowing on mouthpiece and adjusting slide, a variable tone is produced.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this pitch pipe was used in a church in Connecticut as an instrument for music note pitch.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
