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Trumpet
Leopold Tobias Uhlmann (1806–1878)
about 1870
Object Place: Vienna, Austria
Medium/Technique
Brass, nickel silver
Dimensions
Length 42.5 cm (16 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1987
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionSopranino in E-flat. Cylindro-conoidal bore. Three rotary valves. Brass, with German silver trimmings. Tuning slide in the main tube. Deep conical-shaped mouthpiece.
InscriptionsEngraved on bell garland: Leopold Uhlmann / K: K: Priv: / Instrumenten Fabrik in Wien.
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)