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late 19th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, brass
Dimensions
Length 35.6 cm (14 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1863
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn B-flat. Cylindrical bore. Boxwood, stained dark brown. Brass ferrules. Made in two parts: headjoint and bodyjoint, with largest diameter at embouchure. Elliptical embouchure. Six fingerholes.
InscriptionsStamped on headjoint: 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)