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Oboe da caccia
early 18th century
Object Place: Probably Germany
Medium/Technique
Walnut, leather, brass
Dimensions
Length 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1918
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionThe lowest tone is f. Curved form. Two keys. Walnut, covered with leather. Made in two parts, a curved brass staple and a tube with a bell. The bulb, into which the staple is inserted, and the bell were both turned on a lathe. The central curved part of the tube, octagonal in shape for three-quarters of its length, has a curved bored carved out of two slabs of wood. The slabs were glued together and the whole instrument was then covered with leather. Six finger-holes in the front, of which the third and the fourth are double; two brass keys, C and e-flat, mounted on knobs; two vent-holes on the bell. The bell has a large flare, with a plain opening. Young type YY (C key); Young type H (e-flat key). SATK.
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)