Tenor oboe (vox humana)

William Milhouse (English, 1761–after 1835)

about 1790

Object PlaceNewark, England

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass

DimensionsLength without crook 72.6 cm (28 9/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1911

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on all joints: MILHOUSE / NEWARKProvenanceFrancis 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)