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Oboe

(Viennese (born in Hungary), 1795–1858)
before 1858
Object PlaceVienna, Austria
Medium/TechniqueEbony, ivory, nickel silver
DimensionsOverall: 54.6 × 5.5 × 5.5 cm (21 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Lani and Judy Spahr
Accession number2017.501
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBefore 2015, All Newton Music School, West Newton, MA; 2015, sold by All Newton Music School to Lani Spahr, Ardmore, PA; 2017, gift of Spahr to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 24, 2017)
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