Keyed bugle in B-flat

Courtois neveu aîné (French, active before 1803–before 1862)

about 1825

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueBrass

DimensionsLength 56 cm (22 1/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1971

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on bell rim: COURTOIS / NEVEU AINE A PARISProvenanceFrancis 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)