wooden mouthpiece
Date: circa 1850
Inventory Number: 2000-1-0004
Classification: Musical Instrument
User: Department of Physics, Harvard University ? (founded 1884)
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Dimensions:
12.7 × 3.3 × 3.3 cm (5 × 1 5/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
Material:
Description:
Cylindrical organ mouthpiece, made of mahogany. Remaining portion of instrument is currently missing.
Signedunsigned
InscribedInscibed on oval label: 20-5-1
FunctionAcoustic apparatus, probably part of an organ pipe.
ProvenanceThe oval label with three numbers in sequence is found in acoustic instruments coming from the Physics Department, Harvard University.