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Basset-horn in E-flat

(German, 1817–1826)
about 1820
Object PlaceDresden, Germany
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, horn, ivory, brass
DimensionsApproximate length of air column 118.5 cm (46 5/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1883
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on kasten: [crown] / H. GRESNER / & WIESNER / DRESDEN; stamped on upper and lower bodyjoints: [crown] / H. GRESNER / & WIESNER
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)