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General view of object no. 14.5.47/280.
General view of object no. 14.5.47/280.
General view of object no. 14.5.47/280.
General view of object no. 14.5.47/280. General view of object no. 14.5.47/280. General view of object no. 14.5.47/280.

Pitchpipe, light brown wood (probably boxwood). Slightly tapered round body. Unfaced stopper, ungraduated. Range of pitch approximately two octaves. A crack extends from mouth-opening to window; there is a scratch to the player's right of the window. Stamped: Leroux Paris.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
14.5.47/280
Date
circa 1850
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
closed: 284 x 28 mm; extended: 445 x 28 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > Music Gallery > Side D - Listening to Order > Case D1 - The Carse Collection > position 455
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