Name of Instrument: tromba in D

Maker / Brand:

Stearns Catalog #: 0917

Country of Origin: Italy

Region of Origin: Europe

Instrument Category: Aerophone

Date of Fabrication: late 19th C.

Location: AER G 1

Description: Stearns #0904 through #0930 (except #0923) were purportedly designed for use in a series of pageants in connection with the Festival at Pompeii in 1883. Several are said to be reproductions of instruments used in early Roman ceremonials. This brass Tromba in D is serpentine in form; there are six bends in the tubing. It is signed, “CAMPIONE . / TROMBA. / N.4”.

Research: Prof. James M. Borders and Stearns Staff