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Horn

(German, 1669–1743)
early 18th century
Object PlaceNuremberg, Germany
Medium/TechniqueBrass
DimensionsLength 68 cm (26 3/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1999
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEngraved on garland: MACHT FRIEDRICH / EHE. IN. NURNB.; engraved on garland at opposite side: F [6-point star] H
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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