Paris, France
Jean Andre Forveille

Wood, brass
@1823-1835
Height: 42 inches
Wind Instruments – Brasswinds – Serpents

This upright serpent Forveille, that takes its name from its inventor. It has a wooden bell with a small brass bell ring. The swan-shaped bocal/pipe crook and first tenor section with a screw-on water key, are brass. It has a brass mouthpiece and music holder (lyre), which is attached to the bell. The wooden butt joint is J-shaped. There are four brass keys and six finger holes.
Jean Andre Forveille was a French wind instrument maker who designed the serpent into upright form in 1823. It was then submitted to the Paris Exhibition of 1823, where it gained an honorable mention status.

Resource: “Forveille,” Clifford Bevan/R, “The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments,” 2nd ed. Vol. 2, Laurence Libin, Editor in Chief.  Oxford University Press.