Serpent

Georges Antoine Baudouin (French, 1736–1816)

about 1820

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniquePearwood, leather, brass, ivory

DimensionsLength 84.7 cm (33 3/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Joseph R. Coolidge in memory of his wife, Peggy Stuart Coolidge

Accession number1981.760

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped inside bell: BAUDOUINProvenanceBefore 1945, Sarah Choate Sears (Mrs. Joseph Montgomery Sears) (1858-1935), Boston, Massachusetts; 1945, sold by the estate of Sarah Choate Sears to Peggy Stuart Coolidge (1913-1981), New York; 1981, by inheritance to her husband, Joseph R. Coolidge (1916-1999), New York; 1981, gift of Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1981)