English horn

Wolfgang Küss (Austrian, about 1779–1834)

about 1830

Object PlaceVienna, Austria

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass

DimensionsLength 77 cm (30 5/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1919

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on all sections: [imperial eagle] / Küss / WienProvenanceFrancis 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)