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Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles
Date:
1829
Object Number:
LIB.E441.Box.W1784.W3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tambourine
Object Number:
2174
Date:
1851
Medium:
Birch, woodchuck hide, tin
Dimensions:
overall (irreg.): 2 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. ( 7 x 32.4 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: in pencil on inner surface of wood: "May 15 1851"
Description:
Handmade tambourine with birch frame and drum head made from tanned woodchuck hide, with cymbals cut from sheet tin mounted in rectangular slots in wooden frame.
Gallery Label:
According to donor, her father, R. S. Guernsey (1836-1918), made this tambourine as a boy, using the skin of a woodchuck he killed himself. See documentation in curatorial file.
Credit Line:
Gift of Eva L. Guernsey, 1933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
