Drum

Name/Title

Drum

Entry/Object ID

1924.4.1

Description

Side drum with a brass shell and vellum head. The shell has raised concentric rings and rolled edges. The counter hoops are wood, though one is missing. The vellum heads are stretched over wood flesh hoops, though one is missing.

Context

Left by Col. Fredrich Baum's forces on the Bennington Battlefield, Aug. 16, 1777.

Acquisition

Accession

1924.4

Source or Donor

Lathrop, William Henry (1855-1940)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1775

Place

City

Brunswick

State/Province

Lower Saxony

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Drum

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Percussion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12-1/4 in

Diameter

15-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Events

Event

American Revolutionary War

Event

Battle of Bennington