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Clarinet in C

(active 1810–1857)
about 1815
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass
DimensionsLength 57.9 cm (22 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Robert H. Delucia
Accession number1975.348
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on bell: [unicorn head] / H. WREDE / 15 / ST IOHNS - SQUARE / CLERKENWELL / LONDON / C; stamped on all other joints: H. WREDE / LONDON
Provenance1975, gift of Robert H. Delucia, Chicago, Illinois, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 11, 1975)
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Thomas Prowse, Jr.
about 1840
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about 1800
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Wigley & McGregor
1811–16
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D'Almaine & Company
about 1810–12
Clarinet in E-flat
Goulding & Co.
about 1800
Clarinet in A
Bland & Weller
about 1800–10
Alto clarinet in F
Thomas Key
about 1830–35
Basset-horn in F
Raymund Griesbacher
about 1810–18
Basset-horn in E-flat
Grenser & Wiesner
about 1820