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Hornpipe
19th century
Object Place: Greece
Medium/Technique
Wood, horn
Dimensions
Length 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1888
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionTwo parallel reed tubes with five equally spaced finger-holes on each, two horn bells, two reeds. The tubes are inserted in a circular piece of wood which is fitted into the air-chamber (lost).
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)