Castanet, circa 1930
Item
Identifier: B356.01.0004.00003
Abstract
One castanet, made in Mexico. Valerie Schreiber, Dorothy Bercu's daughter, remembers her bringing the castanets out to dance and play them for her grandchildren who were dazzled by them (see note from Valerie in collection file).
Dates
- circa 1930
Extent
From the File: 1 Items : flat box (42 x 29 x 2 inches)
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes papers, records, correspondence, photographs, photograph albums, scrapbooks, newspapers and newspaper clippings, framed photographs, documents, quilts and needlework, Vaudeville costumes and instruments, books, and record albums.
Materials Specific Details
The castanets are made of a dark laquered wood and have 2 thumb strings; one red and one yellow.
Creator
- From the Collection: Bercu Family (Family)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository