Clarinet in C

Richard Bilton|Charles Pace

mid to late 19th century

Clarinet in C by Richard Bilton|Charles Pace

Medium

wood, ivory, brass

Dimensions

Length: 58.8cm (23 1/8in.) Diameter of bell: 7.5cm (2 15/16in.)

Classification

Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical

Culture

British

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

Accession Number

89.4.2559

Art Historical Context

Step into the enchanting world of 19th-century British music with this exquisite *Clarinet in C*, crafted by the skilled instrument makers Richard Bilton Charles Pace in the mid to late 1800s. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Musical Instruments Department as part of the renowned Crosby Brown Collection (acquired in 1889), this piece exemplifies the golden age of woodwind innovation. British makers like Bilton and Pace to the clarinet's evolution from its earlier forms, refining designs for greater expressiveness in orchestras and bands of the Victorian era. Fashioned from rich wood...

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