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
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 18th century
19th century