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Basset Horn

Basset horn of boxwood, with ivory ferrules and knee and 12 brass keys and brass bell. With mouthpiece of cocus wood, no reed. Barrel not original.

  • Date:
    first half 19th century
  • Maker:
    Griesling & Schlott [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    Germany, Berlin
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Brass;Metal;Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Cocus;Wood;Plant
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  • Inscriptions:[eagle] GRIESLING & SCHLOTT BERLIN [2 stars]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 870 mm Max Diam [bell] = 117 mm