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
On View
On viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
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)
about 1800