Pitchpipe
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1800 - circa 1900
Materials
Lead, Wood
Measurements
28 mm (Width) x 30 mm (Depth); 280 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1335395.4
Summary
Pitchpipe (the shortest of four), anonymous,19th century. Square section, with thin rectangular mouthpiece (whistle-style) Long metal strip inlaid in plunger for calibration.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.