Reed contrabass, contrebasse à anche. Brass body with nickel silver-plating. Seventeen keys with leather pads including one closed key opened singly for each note, an open key for lowest note and an octave key. Detachable swan necked crook with water key. Bell stamped: PRESENTED TO/THE OFFICERS, 2ND 60TH RIFLERS/BY MAJOR H.GORE-BROWN/GOLD MEDAL/PARIS 1878/C.MAHILLON & Co./LONDON/MADE AT THEIR/BRUSSELS/WORKS
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
