Contrabassoon

Johann Stehle (1808 or 1809–1871)

about 1840

Object PlaceVienna, Austria

Medium/TechniqueMaple, brass

DimensionsLength 169.3 cm (66 5/8 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1928

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Musical Instruments

InscriptionsStamped on ?: [eagle] / Stehle / formals / Kuss / Wien; Engraved on butt-joint ferrule: Kaiser K. Hof - Capellen / Instrument [foliage]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)