Firth, Hall & Pond
Piccolo

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Piccolo
Datec. 1833–1847
Made inNew York , New York, United States
MediumUnidentified wood, ivory, and metal
Dimensions11 5/16 × 7/8 in. diameter (28.7 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Langwith
Object numberB.2011.26
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Description

This piccolo belonged to John Sivil, Jr. Trained as a boot and shoemaker, Sivil enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War and was commissioned as a fife major.

Firth, Pond, & Hall were a firm of New York music publishers, instrument manufacturers, and dealers. They made and dealt in woodwind and brass instruments, pianos, and guitars, and imported a wide variety of musical goods. The principal partners were John Firth, William Hall, and Sylvanus Billings Pond.


ProvenanceJohn Sivil, Jr. (1828–1904); inherited by his daughter Elizabeth Mary Clark (nee Sivil (1851–1940); given to great-nephew Edmund Langwith Jr. (1925–2012), Houston; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped near mouth hole: FIRTH HALL & POND
Stamped on the second segment: FIRTH HALL & POND / FRANKLIN SQE / N. YORK

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