Bass-horn

Thomas Key (active 1800–1853)

about 1807–13

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniquePearwood, brass

DimensionsLength 89 cm (35 1/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1955

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Musical Instruments

InscriptionsStamped on wood section just below bell: KEY / LONDON ' [unicorn head] / 2 PALL MALL; stamped on wood section with finger-holes: KEY / LONDON / [unicorn head]

ProvenanceBefore 1904, apparently used in either the Oaksey Parish Church, Wiltshire County, England [according to the London Exhibition, 1904], or a church in Shropshire County, England [according to Galpin upon acquisition]; by 1916, acquired by Francis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by 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)