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Inventionshorn

early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueBrass, nickel silver
DimensionsLength 62 cm (24 7/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2002
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Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEngraved on garland: C. Lobeit; marked on crook: F
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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