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Clarinet in C
Clarinet in C

Clarinet in C

Henry H. Prentiss (American, 1801–1860)
1830–45
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass
DimensionsLength 57.9 cm (22 13/16 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number1979.536
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on upper bodyjoint and bell: [eagle] / PRENTISS / COURT ST / BOSTON; stamped on barrel and lower bodyjoint: PRENTISS / COURT ST / BOSTONProvenance1979, sold by Robert J. Resnick, Burlington, Vermont, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 14, 1979)
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