Valve Trumpet in F

Courtois & Mille

1881–85 · Brass, silver-plated · Musical Instruments

This trumpet has Périnet valves, which are common on French instruments of the period between 1860 and 1920. Using different crooks, the trumpet can be set up in the tonality keys of F, E, E-flat, D, C, and B-flat (A).

Artist

Courtois & Mille

Date

1881–85

Medium

Brass, silver-plated

Culture

French

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Purchase, Bequest of Robert Alonzo Lehman, by exchange, 2001