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

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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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)