Collection Highlights
Euphemia Toussaint (1815-1829)
ca. 1825
1920.6
Watercolor on ivory
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Luce Center
Bass drum
Object name
Bass drum
Date
1770-1780
Medium
Wood, hide, rope, leather, metal, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 25 1/2 x 26 in. ( 64.8 x 66 cm )
Description
Base drum with painted wooden cylinder with seam reinforced with metal studs, and drumheads made of animal hide; red painted wooden rims pierced with holes for rope lacing, which is reinforced with leather bands; painted panel with soaring eagle and decorative motifs covers about one third of cylinder, with remainder painted yellow.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. H. H. Weil
Object Number
1928.80a
Gallery Label
According to the donor, the Briggs family, former owners of this drum, believed that it had been used at the Battle of Saratoga, during the Revolutionary War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.