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Clarinet in C
Harley Hosford (American, died in 1822)
about 1815
Object Place: Albany, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, ivory, brass
Dimensions
Length 59.5 cm (23 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Edwin M. Ripin Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated by Friends of the Collection
Accession Number1977.69
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical 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. Five square keys (Young type A) of brass (e, f-sharp, g-sharp, a', and speaker), mounted on rings with SATK.
InscriptionsStamped on all joints except upper body: H. HOSFORD, / ALBANY.
Provenance1977, sold by the estate of Edwin M. Ripin (1930-1975), Forest Hills, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1977)