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Bass tuba in B-flat (over-shoulder form)
Graves & Co. (American, active 1824–1869)
1850–60
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Nickel silver
Dimensions
Length 105.7 cm (41 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Foster Charitable Fund
Accession Number1996.111
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionBody of nickel silver in "over-shoulder" form. Four rotary valves. Pig-tail crook and old (possibly original) mouthpiece. Period homemade case of pine.
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: Made by / GRAVES & CO. / Boston
Provenance1996, sold by Robert E. Sheldon, Washington, DC, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 1996)