English horn

Andrea Fornari (Italian, 1753–1841)

1800–25

Object PlaceVenice, Italy

Medium/TechniquePearwood, leather, horn, ivory, brass

DimensionsLength 75.2 cm (29 5/8 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1920

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on bell: [encircled by twelve 8-point stars: FORNARI / A VENEZIA]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)