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Marked by: C. Lobeit
early 19th century
Object Place: Possibly Bohemia
Medium/Technique
Brass, nickel silver
Dimensions
Length 62 cm (24 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2002
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionCrooked in A. Cylindro-conoidal bore. Brass, with German silver trimmings. Invention is marked 'F' (evidently belonged to another instrument with longer tubing). Bell rim, reinforced with a band of German silver engraved with flowers.
InscriptionsEngraved on garland: C. Lobeit; marked on crook: F
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)