拍品專文
The 'IR' cypher within the shield may refer to the Inch Rangers of Donegal (1781-1783).
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HERBERT HIGGINS, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
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A DRUM FOR AN IRISH VOLUNTEER UNIT
HERBERT HIGGINS, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
With wooden shell painted with a black shield bearing the cypher 'IR' surrounded by a wreath comprising shamrocks and wheat, and with a panel of domed brass studs, red-painted upper and lower hoops bound with cords, and hide heads, printed trade label inside the shell
19 in. (48.3 cm.) high, 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) diam.
HERBERT HIGGINS, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
With wooden shell painted with a black shield bearing the cypher 'IR' surrounded by a wreath comprising shamrocks and wheat, and with a panel of domed brass studs, red-painted upper and lower hoops bound with cords, and hide heads, printed trade label inside the shell
19 in. (48.3 cm.) high, 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) diam.