Soprano trombone

Johann Joseph Schmied (German, active before 1748–after 1785)

1781

Object PlacePfaffendorf, Germany

Medium/TechniqueBrass

DimensionsLength 51.5 cm (20 1/4 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.2006

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on garland: IOHANN IOSEPH SCHMIED MACHTS IN PFAFFENDORF 1781ProvenanceFrancis 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)