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Clarinet in C
Hermann Wrede (active 1810–1857)
about 1815
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, ivory, brass
Dimensions
Length 57.9 cm (22 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Robert H. Delucia
Accession Number1975.348
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C. Boxwood, varnished light yellow-brown. Ivory rings. Blackwood mouthpiece with boxwood cover. Made in six parts: mouthpiece, barrel, upper, middle, and lower bodyjoints, and bell. Seven fingerholes and one thumbhole. Six square keys (Young type A) of brass (e, f-sharp, g-sharp, a', a-shake', and speaker), mounted on rings and blocks with SATK. Mahogany-veneered case with black cloth lining (held in place by brass tacks), three used reeds, and three strips of manuscript music.
InscriptionsStamped on bell: [unicorn head] / H. WREDE / 15 / ST IOHNS - SQUARE / CLERKENWELL / LONDON / C; stamped on all other joints: H. WREDE / LONDON
Provenance1975, gift of Robert H. Delucia, Chicago, Illinois, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 11, 1975)