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Tenor trombone (over-shoulder model)
Frans Joseph Van Engelen (Belgian, 1785–1853)
about 1840
Object Place: Lier, Belgium
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Length 128 cm (50 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2011
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionTenor in B-flat (high pitch). Brass 'bell over shoulder' model. Double bore type. Made in four parts: inner slide branch, slide, bell branch (which has two bends and is turned upward), and a tuning slide in the bell branch. The mouthpiece has a semi-ellipsoidal cup.
InscriptionsEngraved on garland: [2 lions holding a shield] / F. van Engelen te Lier
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)