Oboe
Andrea Fornari
(Italian, 1753–1841)
1815
Object PlaceVenice, Italy
Medium/TechniqueEbony, ivory
DimensionsLength 56.7 cm (22 5/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1906
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on upper bodyjoint 1: [8-point star] / FORNARI / 1; stamped on upper bodyjoint 2: [8-point star] / FORNARI / 2; stamped on lower bodyjoint: [8-point star] / FORNARI / {8-point star] / A VENEZIA; stamped on bell: [8-point star] / FORNARI / 1815 / [8-point star].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)
