- On View
- Musical Crossroads Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Manufactured by
- Holton (Leblanc), American, 1898 - 2008
- Subject of
- Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887
- Owned by
- Foster, William Patrick, American, 1919 - 2010
- Date
- 1948-1962
- Medium
- brass (alloy), metal and mother of pearl
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 23 1/16 × 5 7/8 × 4 15/16 in. (58.5 × 15 × 12.6 cm)
- Description
- A Holton B-flat trumpet used by the Florida A&M University Marching Band. Lacquered in worn yellow brass, the trumpet features three piston valves with mother-of-pearl finger buttons. The mouthpiece and one finger button is missing, and a green material rests between the finger buttons and the valve holes. A red label is tape-adhered to the higher end of the bell: [PROPERTY OF / FLORIDA / A&M UNIVERSITY / F – 12245]. Each valve is numbered by a small manufacturer’s engraving; valve 2 is manufacturer engraved with serial number 867749. The Holton company logo engraving is featured midway on the bell, forming a circle, which reads: [HOLTON / U.S.A.]. The letters [MF] are engraved on the proper left side of the trumpet. There is a light blue polishing cloth in one corner of the case.
- Place used
- Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Type
- brass instruments
- musical instruments
- trumpets
- Topic
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Marching bands (Music)
- Music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Anthony Foster in memory of William P. Foster
- Object number
- 2019.94.1.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




