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Oboe (suona)
Oboe (suona)

Oboe (suona)

19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueWood, brass
DimensionsLength 48.7 cm, diameter 14.9 cm (Length 19 3/16 in., diameter 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2095
On View
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsPaper label on inside of wood body: [seven Chinese characters]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)