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Oboe
Oboe

Oboe

George Astor & Co. (English, 1752–1813)
about 1800
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass
DimensionsLength 57 cm (22 7/16 in.)
Credit LineEdwin M. Ripin Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated by Friends of the Collection
Accession number1977.71
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on all joints: G x ASTOR & CO. / LONDON / [unicorn]Provenance1977, sold by the estate of Edwin M. Ripin (1930-1975), Forest Hills, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1977)
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