Tenor bassoon (tenoroon)

John Blockley (English, 1735–1798)

about 1755–1798

Object PlaceUllesthorpe, England

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, brass

DimensionsLength 83.2 cm (32 3/4 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1923

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on bell, bassjoint and wingjoint: [Irish harp] / BLOCKLEY ; stamped on buttjoint: BLOCKLEY / [Irish harp]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)