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Horn
late 18th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Length 53 cm (20 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2001
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionCrooked in E. Conoidal bore. Brass. The uncrooked horn has a conoidal bore except for short lengths of cylindrical tubing for tuning slide. Crook of the conoidal bore throughout. Funnel-shaped mouthpiece with silver rim.
InscriptionsMarked on crook: C
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)