Drum

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Drum

Entry/Object ID

GHS 1993

Description

Ash bent around and nailed to itself. Brass tacks in circles rows near join(t?). Red painted support bands. Varnished body. Marks: Drums and Fifes/ Reg't Colors Tambourines &C, Made and repaired by Thomas Bringhurst, Germantown, Phila. Co. PA. Additional marks written on top fleece illegible except for "drum" & "1847"

Dimensions

Height

14-3/4 in

Diameter

17-1/8 in

Material

Ash, leather, cotton, brass

Provenance

Notes

Owner: Mrs. Margaret Bostwick