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Oboe (suona)

Oboe (suona)

19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueWood, brass
DimensionsLength 48 cm, diameter 14.9 cm (Length 18 7/8 in., diameter 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2094
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsPaper label on inside of wood body: [fragmentary, but apparently the same as on 1917.2095]
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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