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Post horn

(English, active 1776–1798)
late 18th century
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueCopper, leather
DimensionsLength 35 cm (13 3/4 in.)
Credit LineEdwin M. Ripin Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated by Friends of the Collection
Accession number1977.72
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: Made & sold by Longman & Broderip / No. 26 Cheapside 7 No. 13 Haymarket.
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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