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Hautbois de Poitou

late 18th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass
DimensionsLength 58.7 cm (23 1/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1917
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
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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Thomas Prowse, Jr.
about 1840
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about 1800
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Wigley & McGregor
1811–16
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D'Almaine & Company
about 1810–12
Clarinet in E-flat
Goulding & Co.
about 1800
Clarinet in A
Bland & Weller
about 1800–10
Alto clarinet in F
Thomas Key
about 1830–35
Basset-horn in F
Raymund Griesbacher
about 1810–18
Basset-horn in E-flat
Grenser & Wiesner
about 1820