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French, 20th century
Antoine Courtois
Paris , ca. 1900

Classification: Aerophone

Credit Line: Gift of Robert Kennedy

Accession Number: 3652.1979

Department: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments

Description

Trombone of brass. Original mouthpiece.

Inscriptions

Inscribed on the bell: "MEDAILLE / DE / 1ere CLASSE / EXPOSITION / UNIVERSELLE / 1855 / Medaille / LONDRES 1862 / Exposition Universelle / PARIS 1867 / Medaille a Honneur / EN ARGENT / ANTOINE COURTOIS / Brevete / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE / NATIONAL / 88, rue des Marais St. Martin / Paris / 1er / PRIX / GRANDE MEDAILLE D'OR / EXPOSITION DE MOSCOU 1872 / MEDAILLE D'OR PARIS 1878 & 1889 / MEDAILLE D'OR PARIS / 1900 / H. & A. SELMER, INC. / SOLE U.S. AGENTS: / NEW-YORK"; inscribed on the slide: "560 Antoine Courtios / Brevete / 88 Rue des Marias / Paris"; inscribed on the mouthpiece: "ANTOINE / COURTOIS / BREVETE / 88, RUE DES MARAIS / PARIS".

Dimensions

Overall length: 116.2 cm, Diameter of bell: 16.3 cm, Length of slide: 83.0 cm, Length of body: 68.0 cm

Trombone

Trombone, By Antoine Courtois, ca. 1900, Aerophone, Photo credit: Alex Contreras

Photo credit: Alex Contreras

Description

Trombone of brass. Original mouthpiece.

Inscriptions

Inscribed on the bell: "MEDAILLE / DE / 1ere CLASSE / EXPOSITION / UNIVERSELLE / 1855 / Medaille / LONDRES 1862 / Exposition Universelle / PARIS 1867 / Medaille a Honneur / EN ARGENT / ANTOINE COURTOIS / Brevete / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE / NATIONAL / 88, rue des Marais St. Martin / Paris / 1er / PRIX / GRANDE MEDAILLE D'OR / EXPOSITION DE MOSCOU 1872 / MEDAILLE D'OR PARIS 1878 & 1889 / MEDAILLE D'OR PARIS / 1900 / H. & A. SELMER, INC. / SOLE U.S. AGENTS: / NEW-YORK"; inscribed on the slide: "560 Antoine Courtios / Brevete / 88 Rue des Marias / Paris"; inscribed on the mouthpiece: "ANTOINE / COURTOIS / BREVETE / 88, RUE DES MARAIS / PARIS".

Dimensions

Overall length: 116.2 cm, Diameter of bell: 16.3 cm, Length of slide: 83.0 cm, Length of body: 68.0 cm

French, 20th century
Antoine Courtois
Paris , ca. 1900

Classification: Aerophone

Credit Line: Gift of Robert Kennedy

Accession Number: 3652.1979

Department: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments

Description

Trombone of brass. Original mouthpiece.

Inscriptions

Inscribed on the bell: "MEDAILLE / DE / 1ere CLASSE / EXPOSITION / UNIVERSELLE / 1855 / Medaille / LONDRES 1862 / Exposition Universelle / PARIS 1867 / Medaille a Honneur / EN ARGENT / ANTOINE COURTOIS / Brevete / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE / NATIONAL / 88, rue des Marais St. Martin / Paris / 1er / PRIX / GRANDE MEDAILLE D'OR / EXPOSITION DE MOSCOU 1872 / MEDAILLE D'OR PARIS 1878 & 1889 / MEDAILLE D'OR PARIS / 1900 / H. & A. SELMER, INC. / SOLE U.S. AGENTS: / NEW-YORK"; inscribed on the slide: "560 Antoine Courtios / Brevete / 88 Rue des Marias / Paris"; inscribed on the mouthpiece: "ANTOINE / COURTOIS / BREVETE / 88, RUE DES MARAIS / PARIS".

Dimensions

Overall length: 116.2 cm, Diameter of bell: 16.3 cm, Length of slide: 83.0 cm, Length of body: 68.0 cm