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Keyed bugle in B-flat

(Belgian, 1790–1865)
1841
Object PlaceBrussels, Belgium
Medium/TechniqueBrass, nickel silver
DimensionsLength 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1973
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: C. Sax. / à Bruxelles No 5991.; Stamped on bell rim: B / 1841
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)
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