Basset-horn in F

Jakob Friedrich Grundmann (German, 1727–1800)

1791

Object PlaceDresden, Germany

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, horn, brass

DimensionsApproximate length of air column 110 cm (43 5/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1881

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on kasten: [crossed swords] / GRUNDMAN / DRESDEN / 1791 / 2; stamped on upper bodyjoint: [crossed swords] / GRUNDMANN / 1; stamped on lower bodyjoint: [crossed swords] / GRUNDMANN / 2; stamped on knee: [crossed swords]; stamped on mouthpiece: SAX

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)