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Mouthpiece for cornett.

Technical description: Ivory or bone; flat rim contour with sharp-edged bite, possibly not original; intermediate, almost hemispherical, cup shape; maximum throat curvature 5.Cup volume 1113; shape quotient 1.201.

  • Date:
    Possibly late 19th century
  • Maker:
    Possibly J. & R. Glen
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    possibly Edinburgh
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  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:length 38.4; external diameter 21.3.