Serpent in C
W. Schmidt
ca. 1805
Medium
Wood, leather, brass
Dimensions
70cm x 27cm x 16cm Length 67.1 cm, Length of tube ca. 197 cm without mouthpipe, Diameter of bell: oval 13.5 cm x 10.5 cm, Diameter of bore: 0.540 in. at mouthpiece socket, 0.875 in. mouthpiece socket For complete measurements see departmental files.
Classification
Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
Culture
German
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1630