Omnitonic horn
Charles-Joseph Sax
(Belgian, 1790–1865)
1833
Object PlaceBrussels, Belgium
Medium/TechniqueBrass
DimensionsLength 65 cm (25 9/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2004
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: C. Sax, à Bruxelles / 1833ProvenanceFrancis 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)
