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Snare drum
Shallow snare drum, possibly for military use, of European or North American construction, with a cylindrical, plain silver-coloured shell, metal counterhoops, 14-inch skin heads, and rod-tensioned with metal J-hooks and wing-nut rods (six in total). There is a J-hook screw style snare strainer with wing-nut, made of iron alloy (snares missing).
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1850–1950 - Maker:
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Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum - Inventory number:
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Europe or North America (?) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.212.11 Individual double-skin cylindrical drums, one skin used for playing
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- Decorative elements:Counterhoops with pattern of red and white triangles.
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.212.11 Individual double-skin cylindrical drums, one skin used for playing
- Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- Measurements:Height: 212mm; Diameter: 360mm