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Horn
John Augustus Köhler (English, 1805–1878)
about 1839
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Length 62 cm (24 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2003
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionCrooked in C. Conoidal-cylindro-conoidal bore. Brass. Two disc valves, identical in design with those of No. 186 [MFA no. 17.1986]. The first valve is a semi-tone valve, the second is a whole-tone valve. Two circular coiled crooks: the smaller one (in which the mouthpiece is inserted) has a conoidal bore and air-column length of 107.5 cm, and the larger intermediate one has a cylindrical bore and an air-column length of 176.5 cm. Funnel-shaped mouthpiece with silvered rim.
InscriptionsStamped on plate on bell: 86 / BY HER MAJESTY'S / ROYAL LETTERS PATENT / J. SHAW / INVENTOR / [seal of England] / KOHLER SOLE MAKER / 35, HENRIETTA STt / COVENT GARDEN / LONDON
Stamped on garland: KOHLER / HENRIETTA ST / COVENT GARDEN / LONDON
Engraved on bell: W. Y. C.
Stamped on garland: KOHLER / HENRIETTA ST / COVENT GARDEN / LONDON
Engraved on bell: W. Y. 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)