Alto ophicleide

C. Devaster (active early to mid-19th century)

about 1840

Object PlaceBrussels, Belgium

Medium/TechniqueBrass

DimensionsLength 90.5 cm (35 5/8 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1958

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Musical Instruments

InscriptionsEngraved on bell: C Devaster / A BruxellesProvenanceFrancis 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)