Pocket Post Horn in G

Giuseppe Pelitti Italian, born Varese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 680

This horn is 5 ½ feet long, but its tightly coiled tubing and small, oval-shaped bell enabled it to be carried with ease in a pocket. This compact form of the horn was used for the "small hunt" of rabbits, squirrels and other small game pursued on foot.

Pocket Post Horn in G, Giuseppe Pelitti (Italian, Varese 1811–1865 Milan), Nickel-silver, Italian

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Pocket Post Horn in G, Giuseppe Pelitti (Italian, Varese 1811–1865 Milan), Nickel-silver, Italian
Pocket Post Horn in G, Giuseppe Pelitti (Italian, Varese 1811–1865 Milan), Nickel-silver, Italian

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