A painted wooden drum shell retaining remnants of the maker’s label of Charles M. Zimmerman of Philadelphia. The shell is incised “13 PV / CO G,” read as Company G, 13th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
The shell is hand painted on a deep blue ground with a white-headed American eagle, its brown wings spread to either side of a red, white, and blue federal shield. The eagle holds a red scroll with traces of lettering in its beak. A pale arch surmounted by a fan of ochre rays crowns the composition. The painted surface shows scattered wear and losses, with the eagle and shield still clearly defined. This might be the finest example of a Charles Zimmerman drum with the original paint primarily intact. Most Zimmerman drums are missing much of the paint.
Survives as the painted wooden shell. Ex: Michael Simens to the prior owner.