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Soprano trombone
Johann Joseph Schmied (German, active before 1748–after 1785)
1781
Object Place: Pfaffendorf, Germany
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Length 51.5 cm (20 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2006
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionSoprano in B-flat. Brass. Cylindro-conoidal bore. Made in three parts: inner slide branch, slide, and the bell branch. The mouthpiece has a deep conical cup and the inner edge of the rim is slightly undercut. The bell is reinforced by a brass band.
InscriptionsStamped on garland: IOHANN IOSEPH SCHMIED MACHTS IN PFAFFENDORF 1781
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)