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Clarinet in B-flat
Rivière & Hawkes (English, 1876–1889)
about 1880
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Rosewood, nickel silver
Dimensions
Length 67.2 cm (26 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1877
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn B-flat. Varnished rosewood. Nickel-silver rings. Rosewood mouthpiece and cap. Made in five parts: mouthpiece, barrel, upper and lower bodyjoints, and bell. Six fingerholes and one thumbhole. Thirteen cupped keys of nickel silver (e, f, f-sharp, g-sharp, b-flat, b, c'-sharp, e'-flat, f', g-sharp', a', a-shake', and speaker, mounted on posts.
InscriptionsStamped on barrel: RIVIERE & HAWKES / 28 LEICESTER SQ RE / LONDON
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)