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Clarinet in C
Distributed by: Klemm & Brothers (American, 1819–about 1880)
about 1830
Object Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, ivory, brass
Dimensions
Length 58 cm (22 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lehman
Accession Number1975.28
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C. Boxwood varnished light brown. Ivory rings. Blackwood mouthpiece (later) with boxwood cover. Made in six parts: mouthpiece, barrel, upper, middle, and lower bodyjoints, and bell. Seven fingerholes and one thumbhole. Six round keys (Young type S) of brass (e, f-sharp, g-sharp, c-sharp', a', and speaker), mounted on blocks with SATK.
InscriptionsStamped on upper bodyjoint: KLEMM / PHILADA
ProvenanceAbout 1950, gift of donor's cousin, who operated an antiques shop, Flourtown, Pennsylvania, to Robert E. Lehman, New York; 1975, gift of Lehman to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 12, 1975)