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Mouthpiece for serpent.

Technical description: Brass with silver rim; shank grooved to hold cord; semi-flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 0.75; hemispherical cup shape; sharp-edged throat.Cup volume 8668; shape quotient 1.598.

  • Date:
    Circa 1815
  • Maker:
    Possibly J. Taylor
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Possibly Glasgow
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  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:length 50.5; external diameter 40.3.