Serpent in C

Thomas Key

Medium: Wood, leather, fabric, brass
Dimensions: Length 73.5 cm, Diameter of bell 10.1 w/o brass garland, Thickness: +/- 0.6 cm (measured 4 cm in from bell), +/- 0.7 cm at mouthpipe socket, Diameter of mouthpiece socket 0.590 in., Diameter of tube socket 0.875 in.; Length of tube: +/-206 cm +/-22.8 cm mouthtube (exposed part) Total +/-228.8 cm w/o mouthpiece
Culture: British
Department: Musical Instruments
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
Dated: ca. 1840
Pixels: 2832 × 4000
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Thomas Key. Serpent in C, ca. 1840. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.