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Cornet

John Augustus Köhler (English, 1805–1878)

about 1840

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueBrass

DimensionsLength 35.5 cm (14 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1986

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

Collections

InscriptionsStamped on plate on bell: 189 / BY HER MAJESTY'S / ROYAL LETTERS PATENT / J. SHAW / INVENTOR / [seal of England] / KOHLER. SOLE MAKER / 35, HENRIETTA STt / COVENT GARDEN LONDONProvenanceFrancis 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)