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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
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)
Late 19th century
late 18th century
early 19th century
late 19th century
about 1760
