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William Grayson (active before 1840–1850)
about 1840
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Copper, nickel silver
Dimensions
Length 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1989
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionSoprano in C, crooked in A. Cylindro-conoidal bore. Three piston valves. Copper, with German silver trimmings. The tube is made in two parts. The first part includes a tuning slide, but it is attached to a U-shaped tube into which are inserted two pistons; the second part begins with a piston tube and ends in a bell; a short cylindrical tube joins the U-shaped tube and the second part. Formerly, in addition to piston valves, there was a shake key, socket of which is now plugged. Engraved on the bell is a wreath. The crook is marked 'A-flat.'
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: Made by / William Grayson, / 5 Cooper St. / Westminster
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)