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Tenor trombone

late 19th century
Object Place: England

Medium/Technique Brass
Dimensions Length 94.5 cm (37 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2008
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsMusical instrumentsAerophones

DescriptionTenor in C. Brass. Cylindro-conoidal bore. Made in four parts: inner slide branch, slide, bell branch, and a tuning slide in the bell branch. The mouthpiece has a semi-ellipsoidal cup.
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)