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Clarinet in C
Distributed by: Henry H. Prentiss (American, 1801–1860)
1830–45
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, ivory, brass
Dimensions
Length 57.9 cm (22 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number1979.536
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C. Boxwood, varnished light yellow-brown. Ivory rings. Cocuswood mouthpiece (later). Made in six parts: mouthpiece, barrel, upper, middle, and lower bodyjoints, and bell. Seven fingerholes and one thumbhole. Twelve domed keys of brass (e, f-sharp, g-sharp, b-flat, b, c-sharp', e-flat', f', g- sharp', a', a-shake', and speaker), mounted on blocks with SATK.
InscriptionsStamped on upper bodyjoint and bell: [eagle] / PRENTISS / COURT ST / BOSTON; stamped on barrel and lower bodyjoint: PRENTISS / COURT ST / BOSTON
Provenance1979, sold by Robert J. Resnick, Burlington, Vermont, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 14, 1979)