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Sopranino ocarina
Giuseppe Donati (Italian, 1835–1925)
about 1870
Object Place: Bologna, Italy
Medium/Technique
Earthenware
Dimensions
Length 14.2 cm, diameter 4.5 cm (Length 5 9/16 in., diameter 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1835
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionSopranino in G. The lowest tone is g''. Brown earthenware, painted black, with traces of gilt ornament. Brass mouthpiece. Tuning cork with wooden button. Eight finger-holes in front, two thumb-holes in the rear. Two gilt labels (not legible, but similar to 1917.1836).
InscriptionsStamped? on body: G. Donati Budrio / Bologna
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)