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Ballad horn

Ballad horn

(English, 1821–1895)
about 1880–86
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueBrass
DimensionsLength 57 cm (22 7/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2005
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on bell: W. HILLYARD / Maker / 61 & 62 High St. / Bloomsbury / London / 2269
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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