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Tenor trombone (over-shoulder model)
Tenor trombone (over-shoulder model)

Tenor trombone (over-shoulder model)

Frans Joseph Van Engelen (Belgian, 1785–1853)
about 1840
Object PlaceLier, Belgium
Medium/TechniqueBrass
DimensionsLength 128 cm (50 3/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2011
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEngraved on garland: [2 lions holding a shield] / F. van Engelen te LierProvenanceFrancis 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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