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Bass tuba in B-flat (helicon form)
Hall & Quinby (American, active 1866–1875)
1871–76
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Nickel silver
Dimensions
Length 88 cm (34 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Foster Charitable Fund
Accession Number1996.113
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionBody of nickel silver in circular ("helicon") form. Three rotary valves of type with oval windways designed about 1850 by Joseph Lathrop Allen (Boston.) Mouthpiece missing.
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: Made for the / ALLEGHANIANS, / by / Hall & Quinby, / Boston
Provenance1996, sold by Robert E. Sheldon, Washington, DC, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 1996)