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Basset Horn

Basset horn of boxwood, with ivory mouthpiece and knee, horn ferrules and eight brass keys and brass bell. With reed tied to the mouthpiece with string. Thumbrest made of bottle top (from Roederer champagne bottle).

  • Date:
    1797 - 1806
  • Maker:
    Grenser, Heinrich [Person]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Germany, Dresden
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Brass;Metal;Horn
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  • Inscriptions:[crossed swords] H. GRENSER DRESDEN
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 925 mm Max Diam [bell] = 150 mm