Kettle Drums (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Kettle Drums
Artist	Franz Peter Bunsen
Year	1779
Medium	Silver, iron, calfskin, textiles, gold
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds a pair of late 18th century kettle drums in its collection. Cast from iron and adorned with gilding and silver, the drums were made for the household guard of George III.