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Alto bassoon

(English, 1837–1847)
about 1830
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, brass
DimensionsLength 54.2 cm (21 5/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1890
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsSOHO / LONDON; stamped on bell and wing joint: Wood & Ivy; stamped on Stamped on bass joint: Wood & Ivy / LATE Geo. Wood / NEW COMPTON S. / 50 / buttjoint: Wood & Ivy / LATE Geo. Wood / LONDON
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)
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