Bassoon
Boosey & Co.
(English, active 1874–1930)
1874–76
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueRosewood, nickel silver
DimensionsLength 127.4 cm (50 3/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1926
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on bell, wingjoint and buttjoint: 2 0x / 1 ; stamped on bassjoint: 2 Ox / 1 / [BOOSEY &] Co/ 29[0?] RE[G]ENT STREET / LONDON / [62]63ProvenanceFrancis 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)
