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Valentine Metzler (English, died in 1833)
about 1800
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, brass
Dimensions
Length 38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1860
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn B-flat. Cylindrical bore. Boxwood, varnished light yellow-brown. Brass ferrules. Made in one part, with largest diameter at embouchure. Circular embouchure. Six fingerholes.
InscriptionsStamped on body: [in scroll: V. METZLER LO[N]DO[N]] / C
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)