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Ballad horn
William Hillyard (English, 1821–1895)
about 1880–86
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Length 57 cm (22 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2005
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionTenor in C, with B-flat crook. Conoidal bore. Circular-shaped. Three piston valves of Perinet type. The valve mechanism is arranged for right-hand playing. Interchangeable tuning slide. Drain key on the main tube. The valve-crook slides have lines etched on them to show the extended position while playing with the B-flat crook. Mouthpiece with a cone-shaped cup.
InscriptionsStamped on bell: W. HILLYARD / Maker / 61 & 62 High St. / Bloomsbury / London / 2269
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)