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Piccolo
Jean Martin (French)
about 1925
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Rosewood, ivory, nickel silver
Dimensions
Length 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number1984.304
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn ?. Conoidal bore. Varnished rosewood body; ivory headjoint. Silver rings. Rosewood headcap with wood and nickel silver cork-adjustment screw. Brass liner in headjoint and barrel. Made in three parts: headjoint, barrel, and bodyjoint. Elliptical embouchure. Six finger holes. Six cupped keys of silver (d-sharp', f' x 2, g-sharp', b-flat', and c''), mounted on posts with SATK.
InscriptionsStamped on barrel: LOW PITCH / MADE IN FRANCE; stamped on bodyjoint: [maker's mark] / JEAN MARTI[N] / PARIS / [maker's monogram]; incised on inside of headcap: g (or 9 ?)
Provenance1984, sold by Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)