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Hautbois de Poitou
late 18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, ivory, brass
Dimensions
Length 58.7 cm (23 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1917
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn D. Boxwood, wax finish, with ivory tips. The reed cap is not original. The tube is made in three parts: the upper and middle body joints and the bell. The instrument is finely molded. Six finger-holes in the front, two of which (the third and the fourth) and double; a thumb-hole in the rear. Three square brass keys mounted on knobs (SATK, Young type A): C, D-sharp, and long C-sharp key actuated by the little finger of the left hand. Two vent-holes on the bell.
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)