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Tenor oboe
Caleb Gedney (English, active 1754–1769)
about 1760
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, brass
Dimensions
Length 85 cm (33 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1912
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn F. The lowest tone is f. Long model. Boxwood, stained dark brown. Made in three parts: left-hand body-joint, right-hand body-joint (with the keys), and the bell-joint; the bell has a normal flare and a narrowed opening. Six finger-holes in the front, two square brass keys, c' and d'-sharp, mounted on knobs. SATK and SATW, Young key type A.
InscriptionsStamped on lower body section and bell: CALEB / GEDNEY
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)