Basset-horn in F
Raymund Griesbacher
(Austrian, 1751 or 1752–1818)
about 1810–18
Object PlaceVienna, Austria
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass
DimensionsApproximate length of air column 110 cm (43 5/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1882
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on kasten and upper bodyjoint: [crown] / GRIES / BACHER / K.K. HOF / INSTR. MACHER / IN WIEN / 2; stamped on barrel, and middle and lower bodyjoints: [crown] / GRIES / BACHER / 2; stamped on mouthpiece: 5ProvenanceFrancis 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)
