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Alto clarinet in F

(active 1800–1853)
about 1830–35
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass
DimensionsLength 87 cm (34 1/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1878
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on upper and lower bodyjoints: KEY / LONDON / [unicorn head]; stamped on bell: KEY / LONDON / [unicorn head] / CHARING CROSS
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
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