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Oboe

(German, active 1802–1950)
about 1850
Object PlaceMainz, Germany
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, nickel silver
DimensionsOverall: 57.2 × 5.5 × 5.5 cm (22 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Lani and Judy Spahr
Accession number2017.500
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBefore 2000, Keith Brion, Belvedere, CA; About 2000, gift of Brion to Lani Spahr; 2017, gift of Spahr to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 24, 2017)
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