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Stop trumpet
Johann Georg Lintner (German, 1766–1840)
about 1800
Object Place: Augsburg, Germany
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Length 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1994
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionSoprano in A-flat. Brass. Cylindro-conoidal bore. The tube is bent in a moon-crescent form. The mouthpiece has a deep conical cup (taken from an old-fashioned bugle).
InscriptionsEngraved on bell garland: Joh. Georg Lintner [tree] in Augsburg
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)