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Bugle
Kelly & Co. (English, active 1802–1811)
about 1810
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Copper
Dimensions
Length 39 cm (15 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1970
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionAlto in G. The second partial sounds g. Copper, lacquered black. Cylindro-conoidal bore; deep conical cup mouthpiece. The tube is wound twice upon itself.
InscriptionsEngraved on garland: Kelly & Co Pall Mall London
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)