Serpent
Anonymous
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1775 - 1800
Materials
Metal
Measurements
610 x 420 mm
Place of origin
England
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1335323
Summary
Serpent, anonymous, English, late 18th century. Wood, covered in brown leather, tooled in parts. Brass mounts, 3 brass keys. Ivory rims to finger-holes. Wooden mouthpiece. Top mount not original. Fourth key taken off. No mouthpiece.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Anonymous , maker