Upright serpent (Russian bassoon)

about 1820

Object PlaceBelgium

Medium/TechniqueMaple, brass

DimensionsLength 106.5 cm (41 15/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1957

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Musical Instruments

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)