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Bugle
Griessling & Schlott (German, active 1801–1835)
early 19th century
Object Place: Berlin, Germany
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Length 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1969
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionSoprano in C (in 'Kammerton' pitch; the second partial sounds d' at a'=440). German army type. Brass. Conoidal bore, funnel-shaped mouthpiece with very large bore. Half-moon shape. The bell and mouthpipe are braced by a brass rod. Two rings and an ear for leather straps. The bell is lacquered green inside.
InscriptionsStamped on garland: GRIESSLING ET SCHLOTT / A / BERLIN
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)