Clarinet in B-flat

Benjamin S. Clemens (American, active 1823–1850)

1823–50

Object PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass

DimensionsLength 67.2 cm (26 7/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Lindsay D. Shea

Accession number1991.775

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on all joints except barrel: B. S. CLEMENS / PHILADAProvenanceBefore the 1940s, apparently sold by an antique shop, Pennsylvania. By the 1940s, gift of source unidentified to the Sheas, Philadelphia; 1972, by descent to their daughter, Lindsay D. Shea, Brooklyn, New York; 1991, gift of Shea to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 1991)