Basset-horn in E-flat
Grenser & Wiesner
(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 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)
1791
about 1825
about 1840–50
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
18th century
early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century
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about 1775–1800